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ArticleCardio-oncology (London, England)2026

Long-term outcomes of prophylactic cardioprotection in early-stage breast cancer patients on non-anthracycline anti-HER2 therapy.

Thomas Q McClelland, Ikeoluwapo Kendra Bolakale-Rufai, Meng Zhiying, Abigail S Baldridge, Nausheen Akhter

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Article in Cardio-oncology (London, England), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Thomas Q McClelland *Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Ikeoluwapo Kendra Bolakale-Rufai *McGaw Medical Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Meng ZhiyingDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 676 N. St. Clair, Suite 600, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Abigail S BaldridgeDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 676 N. St. Clair, Suite 600, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Nausheen AkhterDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 676 N. St. Clair, Suite 600, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA. n-akhter@northwestern.edu.

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Abstract

Anti-HER2 therapy has improved survival in HER2-positive breast cancer patients for decades but is associated with well-established cardiotoxicity. Our prior randomized controlled trial PROTECT HER2 found no short-term benefit of prophylactic beta-blocker cardio protection (CPT) based on changes in global longitudinal strain (GLS) in a breast cancer population treated with non-anthracycline anti-HER2 therapies. The long-term cardiovascular (CV) effects of CPT remain unknown. Utilizing the PROTECT HER2 cohort with 5-10 years follow-up, we performed a post hoc analysis to assess long-term outcomes. We evaluated the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE; defined as all-cause mortality, stroke, myocardial infarction (MI), heart failure hospitalization (HFH), and significant arrhythmias) based on CPT. We also assessed associations between CV risk factors (hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes and BMI≥25 kg/m

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Anti-HER2 therapyCardioprotectionCardiotoxicityHER2-positive breast cancerMajor adverse cardiovascular events (MACE)

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PMID42827257
PMCPMC13632176

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