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Table 2 Association between measures obtained by 2DE-ST before anthracycline, before trastuzumab and after 3 months trastuzumab, and CMR-LVEF at 6 months

From: 2D-echocardiography vs cardiac MRI strain: a prospective cohort study in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer undergoing trastuzumab

2DE

CMR-LVEF at 6 months after start trastuzumab

Change in CMR-LVEF at 6 months after start trastuzumab

Cardiotoxicitya

Univariable analysis

Multivariable analysis

Univariable

Univariable

Mean difference (95% CI)

P-value

R2

Mean difference (95% CI)

P-value

R2

Mean difference (95% CI)

P-value

R2

Median in patients with CTOX [IQR]

median in patients without CTOX [IQR]

OR (95% CI)

P-value

R2

Before start anthracycline

 LVEF, %

0.42 (−0.02, 0.85)

0.058

0.11

   

0.23 (− 0.22, 0.68)

0.297

0.04

63.0 [58.8, 65.5]

69.0 [64.0, 77.0]

0.77 (0.61, 0.97)

0.027

0.26

 ST-GLS, %

0.24 (−0.83, 1.31)

0.649

0.01

   

0.42 (− 0.64, 1.49)

0.422

0.02

−17.0 [− 18.5, − 14.6]

− 16.0 [− 18.5, − 13.0]

0.81 (0.59, 1.11)

0.377

0.05

 ST-GRS, %

0.11 (− 0.11, 0.33)

0.322

0.01

   

− 0.03 (− 0.26, 0.19)

0.767

0.09

26.5 [15.2, 36.0]

27.2 [13.4, 36.5]

0.99 (0.93, 1.05)

0.721

0.01

Change during anthracycline

 LVEF, %

0.11 (− 0.29, 0.51)

0.570

0.01

0.03 (− 0.39, 0.45)

0.879

0.07

−0.05 (− 0.45, 0.35)

0.790

0.01

−2.0 [−7.0, 1.0]

−7.0 [− 13.0, 0.0]

1.07 (0.95, 1.21)

0.250

0.05

 ST-GLS, %

− 0.86 (− 2.02, 0.30)

0.142

0.07

− 0.83 (− 2.08, 0.42)

0.186

 

−0.86 (−2.03, 0.30)

0.141

0.07

4.4 [0.0, 6.0]

0.2 [−0.1, 2.0]

1.39 (0.99, 1.95)

0.058

0.12

 ST-GRS, %

−0.04 (− 0.39, 0.31)

0.829

0.00

   

0.08 (− 0.27, 0.43)

0.631

0.01

−4.2 [− 14.0, 2.3]

−0.9 [− 12.2, 4.3]

1.00 (0.92, 1.10)

0.942

0.00

Before start trastuzumab

 LVEF, %

0.85 (0.42, 1.27)

< 0.001

0.30

0.87 (0.41, 1.34)

< 0.001

0.30

0.32 (− 0.16, 0.80)

0.189

0.05

60.0 [57.3, 62.8]

63.0 [60.0, 66.0]

0.88 (0.75, 1.02)

0.080

0.13

 ST-GLS, %

− 0.42 (− 1.31, 0.46)

0.337

0.03

0.14 (− 0.68, 0.95)

0.738

 

−0.28 (− 1.14, 0.58)

0.519

0.01

−13.7 [− 16.9, − 11.2]

− 15.0 [− 17.3, − 12.2]

1.13 (0.87, 1.46)

0.365

0.03

 ST-GRS, %

0.08 (− 0.13, 0.28)

0.464

0.07

   

−0.02 (− 0.22, 0.18)

0.831

0.00

31.4 [4.5, 42.1]

22.4 [8.5, 35.5]

0.99 (0.94, 1.05)

0.830

0.00

3 Months after start trastuzumab

 LVEF, %

0.59 (0.30, 0.88)

< 0.001

0.32

0.56 (0.24, 0.87)

0.001

0.35

0.29 (− 0.04, 0.61)

0.080

0.08

55.0 [43.4, 62.8]

60.0 [57.0, 63.0]

0.85 (0.74, 0.98)

0.029

0.28

 ST-GLS, %

− 1.14 (− 2.07, − 0.19)

0.018

0.10

− 0.46 (− 1.34, 0.41)

0.288

 

−0.62 (− 1.54, 0.30)

0.179

0.05

−11.6 [− 15.3, − 9.4]

− 14.1 [− 16.6, − 11.7]

1.36 (0.94, 1.84)

0.073

0.13

 ST-GRS, %

0.04 (− 0.23, 0.31)

0.751

0.00

   

−0.15 (− 0.40, 0.10)

0.237

0.04

28.1 [8.5, 35.3]

21.2 [12.1, 32.0]

1.03 (0.95, 1.11)

0.532

0.02

Change at 3 months after start trastuzumab

 LVEF, %

0.30 (−0.11, − 0.71)

0.144

0.06

0.33 (− 0.06, 0.72)

0.094

0.22

0.21 (−0.19, 0.61)

0.292

0.03

−11.0 [− 19.0, − 2.0]

− 4.0 [− 7.0, 0.0]

0.90 (0.80, 1.01)

0.079

0.09

 ST-GLS, %

− 1.17 (− 2.14, − 0.20)

0.019

0.14

−1.20 (− 2.16, − 0.24)

0.016

 

−1.10 (−2.02, − 0.18)

0.021

0.14

5.2 [2.8, 7.0]

1.7 [−0.2, 3.0]

1.81 (1.11, 2.93)

0.016

0.34

 ST-GRS, %

− 0.17 (− 0.57, 0.23)

0.386

0.03

   

−0.12 (− 0.52, 0.27)

0.521

0.02

−0.7 [− 10.0, 2.0]

−3.0 [− 9.7, 1.4]

1.03 (0.92, 1.15)

0.610

0.01

  1. Abbreviations: 2DE two-dimensional echocardiography, CMR cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, GLS global longitudinal strain, GRS global radial strain, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, OR odds ratio, R2 explained variance, ST speckle tracking, CTOX cardiotoxicity
  2. aCardiotoxicity was defined as LVEF < 45% during the 6 months follow-up and/or an absolute LVEF decline of > 10% relative to the measurement at study start and measured with CMR