TAS-102, the first "cardio-gentle" fluoropyrimidine in the colorectal cancer landscape?

BMC Cancer

Oncology Department, Fondazione Poliambulanza, Via Bissolati 57, 25100, Brescia, Italy.

Published: July 2016

Background: Cardiotoxicity in the form of cardiac arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, and angina-like symptoms are not rare complications of fluoropyrimidines as 5-Fluorouracil (5FU) and capecitabine.

Discussion: Tas-102, a novel oral fluoropyrimidine, was recently approved by FDA for the treatment of advanced and refractory colorectal cancer. Its unique mechanism of action doesn't seem linked with cardiotoxicity in clinical trials reported so far. TAS 102 may represent one of the drugs of choice for patients with advanced colorectal cancer with cardiac disease. This intriguing and clinically relevant issue is briefly examined.

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