Paediatric cardio-oncology: strengths and challenges in developing a collaborative care pathway between oncologists and cardiologists. the Italian experience

Paediatric cancer survival rates continue to improve with overall long-term survival now over 80%. A significant proportion of conventional and novel cancer therapies have cardiovascular toxicities which become increasingly relevant as long-term survival improves. At present, within the Italian healthcare setting, a systematic approach to the detection and management of cardiotoxicity in paediatric patients is lacking, and most available recommendations are extrapolated from adult evidence. This