In ®Entresto we trust

• Main Authors: Massimiliano Camilli, Marco Giuseppe Del Buono, Pierantonio Menna, Giorgio Minotti
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2020-11-01
• Series: Cardio-Oncology
• Subjects: Sacubitril/valsartan; Heart failure; Cardio-oncology
• Online Access: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40959-020-00083-7

Abstract Sacubitril/Valsartan (S/V) is a novel and remarkably effective opportunity to treat heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). However, patients with HFrEF induced by cancer therapy were a priori excluded from the registration study. The value of S/V in this important subgroup of patients needs to be firmly established. In this issue of Cardio-Oncology, Gregorietti et al. report on the effects of S/V in a small group of cancer patients, primarily women with breast cancer treated with anthracyclines. The data are limited but seem to confirm the encouraging results of prior studies, paving the way to foster the use of S/V in cardio-oncology patients and hopefully, to design ad hoc prospective studies in this highly vulnerable population.