Trastuzumab-induced cardiotoxicity: clinical and prognostic implications of troponin I evaluation.

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Published in J Clin Oncol on August 02, 2010

Authors

Daniela Cardinale1, Alessandro Colombo, Rosalba Torrisi, Maria T Sandri, Maurizio Civelli, Michela Salvatici, Giuseppina Lamantia, Nicola Colombo, Sarah Cortinovis, Maria A Dessanai, Franco Nolè, Fabrizio Veglia, Carlo M Cipolla

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1: Cardiology Unit, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy. daniela.cardinale@ieo.it

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