Abstract:Anthracycline antibiotics are commonly used antineoplastic agents that provide significant therapeutic efficacy in the treatment of both solid tumors and hematological cancers. Although there is a dose-dependent response in the use of these agents, there is also a dose related toxicity associated to them. The most serious toxicity of the use of anthracyclines is chronic cardiotoxicity. To increase our knowledge of the pathways that protect cells from the cytotoxic effects of anthracyclines, we carried out a ge… Show more
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