Why the study?
Does adriamycin cause congestive heart failure in children with Wilms' tumor and prior thoracic radiation?
Population
2 children with Wilms' tumor and prior thoracic radiation
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Alerts to CHF risk at lower adriamycin doses with prior radiation; hypothesis-generating for pediatric dose thresholds.
Does adriamycin cause congestive heart failure in children with Wilms' tumor and prior thoracic radiation?
Adriamycin can cause congestive heart failure in children, particularly those with prior thoracic radiation, even at cumulative doses of 350-400 mg/m2.
Prout et al. (1977) studied this question.
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