Study shows the heart can be protected during chemotherapy without reducing antitumor efficacy

Medical Xpress

March 2, 2026

Advances in cancer treatment mean that more people than ever are surviving the disease. However, some of the most effective anticancer drugs—a class of medicines called anthracyclines—can cause serious damage to the heart. In some patients, this cardiac damage appears months or even years after treatment and has a major impact on quality of life.