Predictive value of NT-proBNP in anthracycline-based chemotherapy-related cardiotoxicity of breast cancer

VernacularTitle:N末端B型脑利钠肽前体对乳腺癌蒽环类化疗相关心脏毒性的预测价值
Author: Huidong LONG ; Yunen LIN ; Guancheng LIU ; Bingchuan YAN ; Bangshun LIANG ; Zhiwei LIAO ; Shilei DAI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Natriuretic peptide,brain/ME; Breast neoplasms/ME/DT; Anthracyclines/TU/AE; Heart/DE
From: Journal of Chinese Physician 2015;17(10):1516-1519
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the predictive value of serum N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) level in anthracycline-based chemotherapy-related cardiotoxicity of breast cancers.Methods A total of 135 breast cancer patients was analyzed if NT-proBNP was associated with chemotherapy-related cardiotoxicity.The level of NT-proBNP in the diagnosis of cardiotoxicity was assessed.Results A total of 22 patients (16.29％) had subsequent claims for cardiotoxicity events.NT-proBNP in cardiotoxicity group was significantly higher than that non-cardiotoxicity group (P ＜ 0.05).According to receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, the cut-off value of NT-proBNP was set at 350 pg/ml, specificity and sensitivity were 70.32％ and 82.58％ , respectively.Positive and negative predictive values were 78.12％ and 65.45％, respectively.Conclusions The present study is to confirm excellent clinical value of NTproBNP on cardiotoxicity.The level of NT-proBNP for early detection of cardiotoxicity has good prospects for high risk patients.