Research Article

NT-proBNP as Early Marker of Subclinical Late Cardiotoxicity after Doxorubicin Therapy and Mediastinal Irradiation in Childhood Cancer Survivors

Table 1

Characteristics of 80 asymptomatic survivors of childhood cancer.

Total number of study population80
Gender
 Male40
 Female40
Age at diagnosis (years)
 Mean ± SD (range) 5.62 ± 1.72 (3–11)
Duration of follow-up (years)
 Mean ± SD (range)3.94 ± 1.37 (2–7)
CAD (mg/m2)
 Mean ± SD (range)245.4 ± 57.7 (175–380)
Diagnosis (%)
 Hodgkin’s lymphoma32 (40)
 Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma27
 Solid tumors21
  Wilms’ tumor11
  Neuroblastoma7
  Rhabdomyosarcoma3

CAD: cumulative anthracycline doses.