- Clinical contraindication of continued anthracycline or taxane therapy. For patients who show primary resistance to anthracyclines this includes greater than 300 mg/m2 maximum life-time cumulative dose of doxorubicin, symptomatic heart failure, history of heart failure, recent myocardial infarction (less than 6 months) or left ventricular ejection fraction below normal range. For patients with primary resistance to taxanes, persistent grade 2 or greater neuropathy (neuropathy that interferes with function).