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
2009
International Guidelines for Management of Metastatic Breast Cancer: Combination vs Sequential Single-Agent Chemotherapy
Cardoso F, Bedard PL, Winer EP, Pagani O, Senkus-Konefka E, Fallowfield LJ, Kyriakides S, Costa A, Cufer T, Albain KS, Force O. International Guidelines for Management of Metastatic Breast Cancer: Combination vs Sequential Single-Agent Chemotherapy. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2009, 101: 1174-1181. PMID: 19657108, PMCID: PMC2736293, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djp235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnthracyclinesAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCapecitabineComorbidityCongresses as TopicCross-Over StudiesDeoxycytidineDrug Administration ScheduleEuropeEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleFluorouracilHumansInternational CooperationKarnofsky Performance StatusMenopausePatient SelectionPractice Guidelines as TopicQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSeverity of Illness IndexSocioeconomic FactorsTaxoidsVinblastineVinorelbineConceptsMetastatic breast cancerSequential single-agent chemotherapySingle-agent chemotherapyBreast cancerEarly-stage breast cancerEuropean Breast Cancer ConferenceSequential single agentsPatient-rated qualityRapid clinical progressionDisease-related factorsImpact of therapySequential monotherapyAdvanced diseaseSequential therapyVisceral metastasesCytotoxic chemotherapyTask ForceClinical progressionPredictive factorsTreatment optionsCancer ConferenceRapid symptomsSingle agentChemotherapyInternational guidelines