Practical consensus recommendations on duration of adjuvant hormonal therapy in breast cancer

Autor: S Gupta, M Singh, Amish Vora, G Babu, M Walia, V Nautial, R Saha, B K Smruti, J B Sharma, R Koul, Purvish M Parikh, S Aggarwal
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: South Asian Journal of Cancer, Vol 7, Iss 2, Pp 142-145 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2278-330X
DOI: 10.4103/sajc.sajc_122_18
Popis: Optimization of adjuvant systemic therapy in women with early-stage hormone receptor-positive breast cancer includes the consideration of chemotherapy and duration of hormone therapy. Adjuvant hormonal therapy significantly improves long-term survival of breast cancer patients with hormone receptor-positive disease. Despite the proven clinical efficacy of tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors, many breast cancer survivors either fail to take the correct dosage at the prescribed frequency (adherence) or discontinue therapy (persistence). Expert oncologist discussed on the duration of adjuvant hormonal therapy for improvement of OS and quality of life of breast cancer patients by providing reduction in recurrence and mortality. This expert group used data from published literature, practical experience and opinion of a large group of academic oncologists to arrive at this practical consensus recommendations for the benefit of community oncologists.
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