Metastatic breast cancer, version 1.2012: featured updates to the NCCN guidelines

J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2012 Jul 1;10(7):821-9. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2012.0086.

Abstract

These NCCN Guidelines Insights highlight the important updates/changes specific to the management of metastatic breast cancer in the 2012 version of the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for Breast Cancer. These changes/updates include the issue of retesting of biomarkers (estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) on recurrent disease, new information regarding first-line combination endocrine therapy for metastatic disease, a new section on monitoring of patients with metastatic disease, and new information on endocrine therapy combined with an mTOR inhibitor as a subsequent therapeutic option.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / therapeutic use*
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Breast Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Breast Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases