Cardio-oncology & other

Serum Proteins Predict Treatment-Related Cardiomyopathy Among Survivors of Childhood Cancer

JACC CardioOncolPublished Nested case-control biomarker study

Authors' conclusion

A risk model was developed on the basis of the differential expression of serum proteins in subclinical cardiomyopathy, which accurately discriminated the risk for severe cardiomyopathy in an independent, matched sample.

Study context

Population
Childhood cancer survivors exposed to anthracyclines, SJLIFE (St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study)validation: 23 + 23 matched
Participants
75 / 75 / 23 / 23
Comparison
Survivors with vs without cardiomyopathy
  • Subclinical cardiomyopathyn = 75
  • Without cardiomyopathyn = 75reference
  • Severe or symptomatic cardiomyopathyn = 23
  • Cardiomyopathy-freen = 23reference
Outcome
Discrimination of symptomatic or severe cardiomyopathy by a serum protein/metabolite model
Methodological detailsindividually matched, untargeted mass spectrometry, independent validation sample
  • Individually matched
  • Untargeted mass spectrometry
  • Independent validation sample

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

27-protein model discrimination of symptomatic or severe cardiomyopathy requiring HF medications (independent survivors)

Correctly discriminated matched survivors

19 of 23

Accuracy

82.6%

95% CI 71.4%–93.8%

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

Pathway enrichment

The 27 proteins were enriched in biological processes, many linked to anthracycline-related cardiomyopathy

Original publication

Serum Proteins Predict Treatment-Related Cardiomyopathy Among Survivors of Childhood Cancer. JACC CardioOncol. Published 3 December 2024. doi:10.1016/j.jaccao.2024.10.004

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