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