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Table 1 Cardiotoxicity of capecitabine, 5-Fluorouracil, TAS 102 and S1

From: TAS-102, the first “cardio-gentle” fluoropyrimidine in the colorectal cancer landscape?

 

Very common

Common

Uncommon

Rare

Capecitabine

  

Unstable angina pectoris, angina pectoris, myocardial ischemia, atrial fibrillation, cardiac arrhythmia, tachycardia, Palpitation

Ventricular fibrillation, QT prolongation, torsade de pointes, bradycardia, vasospasm

5-fluorouracil

 

Chest pain

Myocardial infarction, myocardial ischemia, cardiac arrhythmia, myocarditis, heart failure, dilated cardiomyopathy

Cardiac arrest, sudden cardiac death

TAS-102

   

Myocardial infarction, myocardial ischemia, chest pain, bradycardia, tachycardia

S1

  

Cardiac failure, acute myocardial infarction, pericardial effusion, atrial fibrillation, angina pectoris, cardiac fibrillation, tachycardia, palpitations