Advanced Breast Cancer Guidelines in Latin America: Assessment, Adaptation, and Implementation of Fifth Advanced Breast Cancer Consensus Guidelines.

PURPOSE: As the fifth international consensus on advanced breast cancer (ABC5) established guidelines for the management of this disease, the aim of this article was to present the applicability of the consensus recommendations and to generate knowledge to improve access. METHODS: Sixty-one recommendation statements were selected and discussed by 15 breast cancer experts from Latin America (LA). After the discussion, the level of consensus was determined through a vote. In addition to this, the level of access to each of the recommendations presented, according to the country and health system, was exposed. RESULTS: Latin American experts had a high level of agreement with the ABC5 consensus recommendations (range, 83%-100%). Twelve of 61 statements are not available for all patients in LA. Among the limitations to access, the following ones are described: limited access to certain technologies (stereotactic body radiotherapy, positron emission tomography-computed tomography), the high costs of drugs that limits access to treatment with CDK4/6 inhibitors, pertuzumab, or poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors, and the lack of molecular tests for access to therapeutic targets, as well as the difficult geography and cultural diversity of our continent. CONCLUSION: Despite the great relevance of the recommendations of the ABC5 consensus guidelines, we highlight that we still need to improve access for all patients, regardless of the country or health system they are in, for which we call to action to policy makers and patient groups to improve clinical outcomes of patients with advanced breast cancer in our region.

Criterios de inelegibilidad al uso de platinos en cáncer otorrinolaringológico, Guías 2021 / Criteria for ineligibility for the use of platinums in otorhino-laryngological cancer, Guidelines 2021

Introducción: el uso de sales de platinos en patologías oncológicas es ampliamente usado, una de las preocupaciones de los profesionales de la salud es la presencia de eventos adversos en este grupo de pacientes que suelen ser vulnerables, por lo que es necesario la generación de consensos para realizar una selección óptima de pacientes candidatos a terapias basadas en platinos Objetivo: Realizar un consenso de expertos para la inelegibilidad al uso de platinos de acuerdo a varios criterios para realizar un tratamiento óptimo de acuerdo a la selección y categorización de pacientes Pregunta de salud cubierta por la Guía: ¿Qué pacientes portadores de cáncer de origen otorrinolaringológico no son elegibles para tratamiento con platinos? Población: La población objetivos son pacientes adultos con cáncer otorrinolaringológico. Resultados: Se establecieron consensos para la inelegibilidad al uso de platinos sobre los siguientes criterios: Edad >70 años, ECOG >1, Pérdida involuntaria de peso >20%, función auditiva "borderline": alteraciones Grado I, Alteraciones neurológicas Grado I, Trastornos de la función renal: CrCL <60 ml/min, Alteración hepática ≥ grado II Child-Pugh B, Comorbilidades: diabetes, HTA, alteraciones pulmonares, anemia e Insuficiencia cardiaca

Introduction: the use of platinum salts in oncological pathologies is widely used, one of the concerns of health professionals is the presence of adverse events in this group of patients who are usually vulnerable, so it is necessary to generate of consensus to make an optimal selection of candidate patients for platinum-based therapies Objective: To carry out a consensus of experts for the ineligibility for the use of points according to several criteria to carry out an optimal treatment according to the selection and categorization of patients Health question covered by the Guide: Which patients with otorhinolringological origin cancer are not eligible for treatment with platinums? Population: The target population is adult patients with ENT cancer. Results: consensus was established for the ineligibility for the use of lenses on the following crite-ria: Age> 70 years, ECOG> 1, Involuntary weight loss> 20%, "borderline" hearing function: Grade I al-terations, Neurological alterations Grade I, Renal function disorders: CrCL <60 ml / min, Hepatic im-pairment ≥ grade II Child-Pugh B, Comorbidities: diabetes, hypertension, pulmonary disorders, anemia and heart failure.