2019
Clinical significance of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in hormone receptor-positive (HR+) metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients (pts) receiving letrozole (Let) or Let plus bevacizumab (Bev): CALGB 40503 (Alliance).
Magbanua M, Oleksandr Savenkov O, Asmus E, Ballman K, Scott J, Park J, Dickler M, Partridge A, Carey L, Winer E, Rugo H. Clinical significance of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in hormone receptor-positive (HR+) metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients (pts) receiving letrozole (Let) or Let plus bevacizumab (Bev): CALGB 40503 (Alliance). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 1049-1049. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.1049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgression-free survivalOverall survivalCTC statusHormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer patientsPredictive valueLonger median progression-free survivalImproved progression-free survivalMedian progression-free survivalMetastatic breast cancer patientsWorse progression-free survivalAddition of BevFirst-line therapyCox regression analysisEarly breast cancerInitiation of treatmentBreast cancer patientsPotential predictive valueML of bloodMetastatic diseaseMultivariable analysisCancer patientsClinical significanceBreast cancerUS FDATumor cells
2013
International guidelines for management of metastatic breast cancer (MBC) from the European School of Oncology (ESO)–MBC Task Force: Surveillance, staging, and evaluation of patients with early-stage and metastatic breast cancer
Lin NU, Thomssen C, Cardoso F, Cameron D, Cufer T, Fallowfield L, Francis PA, Kyriakides S, Pagani O, Senkus E, Costa A, Winer EP, Force E. International guidelines for management of metastatic breast cancer (MBC) from the European School of Oncology (ESO)–MBC Task Force: Surveillance, staging, and evaluation of patients with early-stage and metastatic breast cancer. The Breast 2013, 22: 203-210. PMID: 23601761, DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2013.03.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerEarly-stage breast cancerBreast cancerTumor markersRisk/benefit ratioEuropean Breast Cancer ConferenceEarly-stage patientsEvaluation of patientsInitiation of treatmentProgression of diseaseSpecific BC subtypesTask ForceQuality of lifeType of treatmentEndocrine therapyMetastatic diseaseMetastatic involvementSystemic therapyBC subtypesPhysical examinationClinical trialsCancer ConferencePatientsClinical practiceInternational guidelines