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An update on first line therapies for metastatic breast cancer.
Fedele, Palma; Ciccarese, Mariangela; Surico, Giammarco; Cinieri, Saverio.
Afiliação
  • Fedele P; a Medical Oncology & Breast Unit , 'Antonio Perrino' Hospital , Brindisi , Italy.
  • Ciccarese M; b Medical Oncology & Breast Unit , 'Vito Fazzi' Hospital , Lecce , Italy.
  • Surico G; b Medical Oncology & Breast Unit , 'Vito Fazzi' Hospital , Lecce , Italy.
  • Cinieri S; a Medical Oncology & Breast Unit , 'Antonio Perrino' Hospital , Brindisi , Italy.
Expert Opin Pharmacother ; 19(3): 243-252, 2018 02.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29336185
ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION:

In recent years, outcomes of patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) have improved due to a greater understanding of the mechanisms of carcinogenesis in the development of newer molecularly targeted drugs, especially those as a front-line therapy. Remarkable improvements have been made in the treatment of hormone receptor positive (HR+) and Her2 positive MBC and currently targeted treatment strategies represent a valid first line treatment. AREAS COVERED Herein, the authors provide an overview of the first-line pharmacotherapies currently available for the treatment of MBC and provide their expert perspectives on the area. EXPERT OPINION Decisions on the first-line treatment of MBC should consider the clinical features of the disease, but also the biological mechanisms that regulate tumor cell growth. New and effective therapeutic agents have recently been introduced in the first-line therapy of MBC. However, to optimize the treatment of patients with metastatic disease, clinicians need biomarkers of resistance or sensitivity to targeted therapies. Efforts must also be made in developing strategies to personalize treatments of MBC patients and to identify those patients who might gain the most benefit from new treatment interventions, to save costs and limit toxicity.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Neoplasias da Mama / Antineoplásicos Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Limite: Female / Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Neoplasias da Mama / Antineoplásicos Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Limite: Female / Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article