side-effects

Last edited 06/2020

Common side-effects include:

  • nausea and vomiting
  • myelosuppression
  • alopecia
  • mucositis

With increasing cumulative doses there is increasing risk of cardiomyopathy. The maximum dose of doxorubicin is typically 450 mg/m^2 body surface.

For more information relating to doxorubicin-induced Cardiomyopathy and ECG findings then click here