Abstract
Many drugs used in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) settings have the potential to cause adverse cardiovascular effects. Drug-induced cardiotoxicity is a serious adverse effect with a high rate of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing autologous or allogeneic HSCT. The mechanism of drug-induced cardiotoxicity can involve direct or indirect damage to cardiac cells. Furthermore, these toxicities may manifest either early or late. There are several risk factors that can increase an individual’s susceptibility to cardiotoxicity. Identifying prevention and management strategies for cardiac complications induced by drugs is crucial.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Abbreviations
- ADR:
-
Adverse drug reaction
- BMT:
-
Bone marrow transplant
- Cap:
-
Capsule
- CYP450:
-
Cytochrome P450
- DR:
-
Delayed-release
- ECG:
-
Electrocardiogram
- EF:
-
Ejection fraction
- ER:
-
Extended-release
- GVHD:
-
Graft-versus-host disease
- HSCT:
-
Hematopoietic stem cell transplant
- IM:
-
Intramuscular
- Inj:
-
Injection
- IV:
-
Intravenous
- Susp:
-
Suspension
- Tab:
-
Tablet
- TDM:
-
Therapeutic drug monitoring
- TdP:
-
Torsade points
References
Ahmad SR, Singer SJ, Leissa BG. Congestive heart failure associated with itraconazole. The Lancet. 2001;357(9270):1766–7.
Airey C, Dodwell D, Joffe J, Jones W. Etoposide-related myocardial infarction. Clin Oncol. 1995;7(2):135.
Alidina A, Lawrence D, Ford L, Baer MR, Bambach B, Bernstein SH, et al. Thiotepa-associated cardiomyopathy during blood or marrow transplantation: association with the female sex and cardiac risk factors. Biol Blood Marrow Transp. 1999;5(5):322–7.
Alkan Y, Haefeli W, Burhenne J, Stein J, Yaniv I, Shalit I. Voriconazole-induced QT interval prolongation and ventricular tachycardia: a non-concentration-dependent adverse effect. Clin Infect Dis. 2004;39(6):e49–52.
Angelucci E, Lucarelli G, Baronciani D, Durazzi S, Galimberti M, Giardini C, et al. Sudden cardiac tamponade after chemotherapy for marrow transplantation in thalassaemia. The Lancet. 1992;339(8788):287–9.
Appelbaum F, Strauchen J, Graw JRR, Savage D, Kent K, Ferrans V, et al. Acute lethal carditis caused by high-dose combination chemotherapy: a unique clinical and pathological entity. The Lancet. 1976;307(7950):58–62.
Ashley ED, Perfect J. Pharmacology of azoles. UpToDate. In: Kauffman CA, editor. UpToDate. Waltham, MA; 2017
Atkison P, Joubert G, Barron A, Grant D, Wall W, Rosenberg H, et al. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy associated with tacrolimus in paediatric transplant patients. The Lancet. 1995;345(8954):894–6.
Ballantyne CM, Corsini A, Davidson MH, Holdaas H, Jacobson TA, Leitersdorf E, et al. Risk for myopathy with statin therapy in high-risk patients. Arch Intern Med. 2003;163(5):553–64.
Bearman S, Petersen F, Schor R, Denney J, Fisher L, Appelbaum F, et al. Radionuclide ejection fractions in the evaluation of patients being considered for bone marrow transplantation: risk for cardiac toxicity. Bone Marrow Transp. 1990;5(3):173–7.
Bidaki R, Kian M, Owliaey H, Zarch MB, Feysal M. Accidental chronic poisoning with methotrexate; report of two cases. Emergency. 2017;5(1)
Birchall I, Lalani Z, Venner P, Hugh J. Fatal haemorrhagic myocarditis secondary to cyclophosphamide therapy. Br J Radiol. 2000;73(874):1112–4.
Bleeker J, Gertz M, Pellikka P, Buadi F, Dingli D, Dispenzieri A, et al. Cardiomyopathy following high dose melphalan conditioning prior to autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma and primary amyloidosis. Biol Blood Marrow Transp. 2011;17(2):S203.
Brockstein B, Smiley C, Al-Sadir J, Williams S. Cardiac and pulmonary toxicity in patients undergoing high-dose chemotherapy for lymphoma and breast cancer: prognostic factors. Bone Marrow Transp. 2000;25(8):885–94.
Choi SW, Reddy P. Current and emerging strategies for the prevention of graft-versus-host disease. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2014;11(9):536–47.
Chou H-W, Wang J-L, Chang C-H, Lai C-L, Lai M-S, Chan KA. Risks of cardiac arrhythmia and mortality among patients using new-generation macrolides, fluoroquinolones, and β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitors: a Taiwanese nationwide study. Clin Infect Dis. 2015;60(4):566–77.
Cleary JD, Stover KR, Farley J, Daley W, Kyle PB, Hosler J. Cardiac toxicity of azole antifungals; 2013
Dhesi S, Chu MP, Blevins G, Paterson I, Larratt L, Oudit GY, et al. Cyclophosphamide-induced cardiomyopathy: a case report, review, and recommendations for management. J Investigat Med High Impact Case Rep. 2013;1(1):2324709613480346.
Elazhary S, Alawyat HA. Bradycardia associated with antithymocyte globulin treatment of a pediatric patient with sickle cell disease: a case report and literature review. Hematol Transfus Cell Ther. 2022;44:284–7.
Elewa H, El-Mekaty E, El-Bardissy A, Ensom MH, Wilby KJ. Therapeutic drug monitoring of voriconazole in the management of invasive fungal infections: a critical review. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2015;54:1223–35.
Feliz V, Saiyad S, Ramarao SM, Khan H, Leonelli F, Guglin M. Melphalan-induced supraventricular tachycardia: Incidence and risk factors. Clin Cardiol. 2011;34(6):356–9.
Friedrich MG, Sechtem U, Schulz-Menger J, Holmvang G, Alakija P, Cooper LT, et al. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in myocarditis: a JACC white paper. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009;53(17):1475–87.
Gill D, Mann K, Kaur S, Ruiz V, Dean R. Rare cause of cardiotoxicity Arch Med. 2017;9:1.
Godown J, Deal AM, Riley K, Bailliard F, Blatt J. Worsening bradycardia following antithymocyte globulin treatment of severe aplastic anemia. J Pediat Pharm Therapeut. 2011;16(3):218–21.
Gorelik E, Masarwa R, Perlman A, Rotshild V, Abbasi M, Muszkat M, et al. Fluoroquinolones and cardiovascular risk: a systematic review, meta-analysis and network meta-analysis. Drug Saf. 2019;42:529–38.
Hernández Silva G, Puerto Chaparro RG, Martínez Melo JÁ, Porras Bueno CO, Martínez Rodríguez JE, González Trillos SJ. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy secondary to tacrolimus therapy in a kidney transplant patient: a case report and focused review of the literature. Clinical Case Rep. 2022;10(11): e6539.
Hodak SP, Moubarak JB, Rodriguez I, Gelfand MC, Alijani MR, Tracy CM. QT prolongation and near fatal cardiac arrhythmia after intravenous tacrolimus administration: a case report. Transplant. 1998;66(4):535–7.
Hoffmann WJ, McHardy I, Thompson GR III. Itraconazole induced hypertension and hypokalemia: mechanistic evaluation. Mycoses. 2018;61(5):337–9.
Jana AK, Praharaj SK, Roy N. Olanzapine-induced orthostatic hypotension. Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci. 2015;13(1):113.
Jones RB. Clinical pharmacology of melphalan and its implications for clinical resistance to anticancer agents. Clin. Relev. Resis. Cancer Chemo. 2002:305–22
Kamezaki K, Fukuda T, Makino S, Harada M. Cyclophosphamide-induced cardiomyopathy in a patient with seminoma and a history of mediastinal irradiation. Intern Med. 2005;44(2):120–3.
Kang J, Wang L, Chen X-L, Triggle DJ, Rampe D. Interactions of a series of fluoroquinolone antibacterial drugs with the human cardiac K+ channel HERG. Mol Pharmacol. 2001;59(1):122–6.
Kanj SS, Sharara AI, Shpall EJ, Jones RB, Peters WP. Myocardial ischemia associated with high-dose carmustine infusion. Cancer. 1991;68(9):1910–2.
Khatib R, Sabir FR, Omari C, Pepper C, Tayebjee MH. Managing drug-induced QT prolongation in clinical practice. Postgrad Med J. 2021;97(1149):452–8.
Kockx M, Kritharides L. Cyclosporin A-induced hyperlipidemia. Lipoproteins-Role in Health and Diseases. Rijeka: InTech Publishers; 2012. pp. 337–54
Kounis NG. Kounis syndrome (allergic angina and allergic myocardial infarction): a natural paradigm? Int J Cardiol. 2006;110(1):7–14.
Kuittinen T, Husso-Saastamoinen M, Sipola P, Vuolteenaho O, Ala-Kopsala M, Nousiainen T, et al. Very acute cardiac toxicity during BEAC chemotherapy in non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma patients undergoing autologous stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transp. 2005;36(12):1077–82.
Lee C, Harman G, Hohl R, Gingrich R. Fatal cyclophosphamide cardiomyopathy: its clinical course and treatment. Bone Marrow Transp. 1996;18(3):573–7.
Lee C-C, Lee M-G, Chen Y-S, Lee S-H, Chen Y-S, Chen S-C, et al. Risk of aortic dissection and aortic aneurysm in patients taking oral fluoroquinolone. JAMA internal medicine. 2015;175(11):1839–47
Li M, Ramos LG. Drug-induced QT prolongation and torsades de pointes. Pharm Therapeut. 2017;42(7):473.
Liu R, Li D, Sun F, Rampoldi A, Maxwell JT, Wu R, et al. Melphalan induces cardiotoxicity through oxidative stress in cardiomyocytes derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2020;11:1–17.
Lorraine I, John A. Physiologic and pharmacologic effects of corticosteroids. Holland-Frei Canc Med. 2013:34–67
Mahal HS. Fluconazole-induced type 1 Kounis syndrome. Am J Ther. 2016;23(3):e961–2.
Mancano MA. ISMP adverse drug reactions: allergic angina caused by fluconazole rhabdomyolysis caused by risperidone high incidence of hyponatremia with high-dose trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole lithium carbonate-induced hypersalivation persistent hemorrhage after idarucizumab administration. Hosp Pharm. 2017;52(7):455–8.
Marr KA, Leisenring W, Crippa F, Slattery JT, Corey L, Boeckh M, et al. Cyclophosphamide metabolism is affected by azole antifungals. Blood. 2004;103(4):1557–9.
McEvoy G, Miller J, Snow E. AHFS 2010 drug information. Bethesda, MD: American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists Inc.; 2010.
Mileshkin L, Seymour J, Wolf M, Gates P, Januszewicz E, Joyce P, et al. Cardiovascular toxicity is increased, but manageable, during high-dose chemotherapy and autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation for patients aged 60 years and older. Leuk Lymphoma. 2005;46(11):1575–9.
Miller LW. Cardiovascular toxicities of immunosuppressive agents. Am J Transp. 2002;2(9):807–18.
Mohr J, Johnson M, Cooper T, Lewis JS, Ostrosky‐Zeichner L. Current options in antifungal pharmacotherapy. Pharmacotherapy: J. Human Pharmacol. Drug Therapy. 2008;28(5):614–45
Morandi P, Ruffini P, Benvenuto G, La Vecchia L, Mezzena G, Raimondi R. Serum cardiac troponin I levels and ECG/Echo monitoring in breast cancer patients undergoing high-dose (7 g/m2) cyclophosphamide. Bone Marrow Trans. 2001;28(3):277–82.
Nakamae H, Tsumura K, Hino M, Hayashi T, Tatsumi N. QT dispersion as a predictor of acute heart failure after high-dose cyclophosphamide. The Lancet. 2000;355(9206):805–6.
Nakamae H, Hino M, Akahori M, Terada Y, Yamane T, Ohta K, et al. Predictive value of QT dispersion for acute heart failure after autologous and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Am J Hematol. 2004;76(1):1–7.
Nakata Y, Yoshibayashi M, Yonemura T, Uemoto S, Inomata Y, Tanaka K, et al. Tacrolimus and myocardial hypertrophy. Transp. 2000;69(9):1960–2.
Negrin RS. Early complications of hematopoietic cell transplantation. UpToDate. 2020. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/earlycomplications-of…
Newbery G, de Alcantara LN, Gurgel LA, Driscoll R, Lima CC. Persistent heart failure following melphalan and fludarabine conditioning. J Cardiol Cases. 2019;20(3):88–91.
Ng M, Celermajer D. Glucocorticoid treatment and cardiovascular disease. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd; 2004. pp. 829–30
Nieto Y, Cagnoni PJ, Bearman SI, Shpall EJ, Matthes S, Jones RB. Cardiac toxicity following high-dose cyclophosphamide, cisplatin, and BCNU (STAMP-I) for breast cancer. Biol Blood Marrow Transp. 2000;6(2):198–203.
Nowis D, Mączewski M, Mackiewicz U, Kujawa M, Ratajska A, Wieckowski MR, et al. Cardiotoxicity of the anticancer therapeutic agent bortezomib. Am J Pathol. 2010;176(6):2658–68.
Ogino MH, Tadi P. Cyclophosphamide. 2020
Pannuti F, Barboni F. Histopathological study of the heart-damaging effects of thio-tepa in the chick embryo “in situ”. 3. Quaderni Sclavo di diagnostica clinica e di laboratorio. 1972;8(2):669–78
Patel R, Busulfan TP. StatPearls [Internet]: StatPearls Publishing; 2021
Philips J, Marty F, Stone R, Koplan B, Katz J, Baden L. Torsades de pointes associated with voriconazole use. Transpl Infect Dis. 2007;9(1):33–6.
Phillips GL, Meisenberg B, Reece D, Adams V, Badros A, Brunner J, et al. Amifostine and autologous hematopoietic stem cell support of escalating-dose melphalan: a phase I study. Biol Blood Marrow Transp. 2004;10(7):473–83.
Porta-Sánchez A, Gilbert C, Spears D, Amir E, Chan J, Nanthakumar K, et al. Incidence, diagnosis, and management of QT prolongation induced by cancer therapies: a systematic review. J Am Heart Assoc. 2017;6(12): e007724.
Qu Y, Fang M, Gao B, Amouzadeh HR, Li N, Narayanan P, et al. Itraconazole decreases left ventricular contractility in isolated rabbit heart: mechanism of action. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2013;268(2):113–22.
Raj SR, Stein CM, Saavedra PJ, Roden DM. Cardiovascular effects of noncardiovascular drugs. Circulation. 2009;120(12):1123–32.
Ram R, Storb R. Pharmacologic prophylaxis regimens for acute graft-versus-host disease: past, present and future. Leuk Lymphoma. 2013;54(8):1591–601.
Ritchie D, Seymour J, Roberts A, Szer J, Grigg A. Acute left ventricular failure following melphalan and fludarabine conditioning. Bone Marrow Transp. 2001;28(1):101–3.
Saag KG, Furst DE. Major side effects of systemic glucocorticoids. 2012
Sampat PJ, Riaz S, Martinez F, Aiello D. Bortezomib plus melphalan-induced cardiomyopathy presenting as sinus tachycardia and systolic heart failure. Cureus. 2020;12(7)
Shah S, Haeger-Overstreet K, Flynn B. Methotrexate-induced acute cardiotoxicity requiring veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2022;16(1):447.
Shanholtz C. Acute life-threatening toxicity of cancer treatment. Crit Care Clin. 2001;17(3):483–502.
Sharkey PK, Rinaldi MG, Dunn JF, Hardin TC, Fetchick RJ, Graybill JR. High-dose itraconazole in the treatment of severe mycoses. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1991;35(4):707–13.
Singh S, Nautiyal A. Aortic dissection and aortic aneurysms associated with fluoroquinolones: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am. J. Med. 2017;130(12):1449–57. e9
Taler SJ, Textor SC, Canzanello VJ, Schwartz L. Cyclosporin-induced hypertension: incidence, pathogenesis and management. Drug Saf. 1999;20:437–49.
Teaford HR, Saleh OMA, Villarraga HR, Enzler MJ, Rivera CG. The many faces of itraconazole cardiac toxicity. Mayo Clin Proceed: Innovat, Qual Outcom. 2020;4(5):588–94.
Tricco AC, Soobiah C, Antony J, Hemmelgarn B, Moher D, Hutton B, et al. Safety of serotonin (5-HT3) receptor antagonists in patients undergoing surgery and chemotherapy: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Syst Rev. 2013;2:1–5.
Tuzovic M, Mead M, Young PA, Schiller G, Yang EH. Cardiac complications in the adult bone marrow transplant patient. Curr Oncol Rep. 2019;21:1–16.
Weinberger A, Pinkhas J, Sandbank U, Shaklai M, de Vries A. Endocardial fibrosis following busulfan treatment. JAMA. 1975;231(5):495
Yanamandra U, Gupta S, Khadwal A, Malhotra P. Melphalan-induced cardiotoxicity: ventricular arrhythmias. Case Reports. 2016:bcr2016218652
Yeh ET, Bickford CL. Cardiovascular complications of cancer therapy: incidence, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009;53(24):2231–47.
Yeh J, Whited L, Saliba RM, Rondon G, Banchs J, Shpall E, et al. Cardiac toxicity after matched allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant in the posttransplant cyclophosphamide era. Blood Adv. 2021;5(24):5599–607.
Yuda S, Fuji S, Savani B, Gatwood KS. Antiemetic strategies in patients who undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Clin Hemat Inter. 2022;4(3):89–98.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2024 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Shahrami, B., Vaezi, M. (2024). Cardiotoxicity of Commonly Used Drugs in HSCT. In: Alizadehasl, A., Ghavamzadeh, A., Emami, A.H., Janbabaei, G., Khoda-Amorzideh, D. (eds) Cardiovascular Considerations in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53659-5_4
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53659-5_4
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-031-53658-8
Online ISBN: 978-3-031-53659-5
eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)