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Seventy mice carrying solid Ehrlich\u2019s ascites carcinoma (EAC) discs on the ventral side were treated with orally administered pirfenidone (500 mg\/kg) and intraperitoneal injection of vitamin D (0.5 \u00b5g\/kg) either individually or in combination with a doxorubicin (15 mg\/kg; i.p.) single dose. All treatments commenced one week post-tumor inoculation and continued for 14 days. Compared to control EAC mice, the doxorubicin group showed a significant increase in heart and left ventricle weights, troponin T, and creatinine kinase serum levels. Furthermore, the doxorubicin group depicts a high expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP-1), nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-\u03baB), transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-\u03b21), smad3, Jun N-terminal Kinase-1 (JNK1), and alpha-smooth muscle actin (\u03b1-SMA). Treatment with pirfenidone or vitamin D significantly decreased all of these parameters. Furthermore, the expression of smad7 was downregulated by doxorubicin and improved by pirfenidone or vitamin D. Furthermore, all treated groups showed a marked decrease in tumor weight and volume. Current data demonstrate that pirfenidone and vitamin D represent an attractive approach to ameliorate the cardiac fibrosis produced by doxorubicin through inhibiting both JNK1 signaling and MCP-1 inflammatory pathways, thus preserving heart function. 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