Novel therapeutic approaches to the treatment of metastatic breast cancer.
Cancer Treat Rev
; 36(1): 33-42, 2010 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19883980
ABSTRACT
Metastatic breast cancer is ultimately an incurable disease, although recent data have shown that its incidence is decreasing and that patients with metastatic breast cancer live longer. This improvement in survival seems to be linked with the introduction of new therapeutic agents, novel combinations of existing therapies and targeted therapies. Our increasing understanding of the molecular biology of metastatic disease has allowed the development of therapies aimed at specific molecular targets. Some of these have already been approved for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer in combination with cytotoxics, and others have shown promising results regarding disease-free survival, overall response rates and time to disease progression. Given the enormous amount of information about drug discovery in cancer, it is important to be familiar with the present state of the treatment of metastatic breast cancer. The purpose of this review is to provide an update on the development of some of the most promising novel agents and treatment strategies in metastatic breast cancer.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Breast Neoplasms
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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
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Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Cancer Treat Rev
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Spain