Sattler, S; Ljubojevic-Holzer, S.
CD8+ T cells as the missing link between doxorubicin cancer therapy and heart failure risk.
Nat Cardiovasc Res. 2024; 3(8):890-892
Doi: 10.1038/s44161-024-00513-0
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Doxorubicin treatment is a mainstay of cancer therapy but causes potent cardiotoxicity that exposes cancer survivors to the risk of heart failure. A study now identifies CD8(+) T cells of the adaptive immune system as major culprits in the development of doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy and heart failure.
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