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ReviewPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Emerging Strategies for the Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Paediatric Cancer Patients: Advances and Future Perspectives.

Alice Pozza, Angela Di Candia, Luca Zanella, Emil Joly Stefors, Elena Bennati, Camilla Somigli, Elena Poli, Emmanuelle Fournier, Raphael Joye, Rossella Mura and 2 more

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Review in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Alice PozzaPaediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padua, 35122 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0009-0003-4799-5551
Angela Di CandiaDepartment of General Paediatrics, ASL Foggia, 71121 Foggia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3500-8056
Luca ZanellaDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2640-1788
Emil Joly SteforsDepartment of Paediatric Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, 0424 Oslo, Norway.
Elena BennatiCardiology, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, 50139 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1392-8839
Camilla SomigliPaediatric Residency Program, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padua, 35122 Padova, Italy.
Elena PoliPaediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padua, 35122 Padova, Italy.
Emmanuelle FournierDepartment of Congenital Heart Diseases, Reference Center for Complex Congenital Cardiac Disease M3C, Marie Lannelongue Hospital, 92350 Plessis Robinson, France.
Raphael JoyePaediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Geneva University Hospitals, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-2201-0096
Rossella MuraPaediatric Hematology-Oncology, ARNAS G. Brotzu, 09134 Cagliari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6928-7121
Franca FagioliPaediatric Onco-Haematology Department, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, University of Turin, 10124 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9257-900X
Nicoletta BertorelloPaediatric Onco-Haematology Department, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, University of Turin, 10124 Turin, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity (CIC) represents a major long-term complication in paediatric oncology patients, with conventional cardioprotective agents providing only limited efficacy. As survival rates improve, preserving cardiac function has become essential for ensuring quality of life in childhood cancer survivors (CCS). A multi-modal approach combining pharmacological agents, gene- and RNA-based technologies, cell therapies, and immune modulation holds great potential for long-term cardiac preservation. As paediatric-specific research advances, successful integration of these emerging strategies into standard care will require multidisciplinary collaboration, long-term monitoring, and ethical safeguards tailored to children. This narrative review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of both established and novel strategies for preventing or reducing CIC in paediatric cancer patients, critically examining recent progress, assessing their efficacy and safety, and outlining key priorities for future research and clinical application.

Indexed as

anthracyclinescancer therapycardiotoxicitychildhood cancer survivorspaediatric

Identifiers

PMID41304849
PMCPMC12655263

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