6th and 7th International consensus guidelines for the management of advanced breast cancer (ABC guidelines 6 and 7).
6th and 7th International consensus guidelines for the management of advanced breast cancer (ABC guidelines 6 and 7).
- 2024
This manuscript describes the Advanced Breast Cancer (ABC) international consensus guidelines updated at the last two ABC international consensus conferences (ABC 6 in 2021, virtual, and ABC 7 in 2023, in Lisbon, Portugal), organized by the ABC Global Alliance. It provides the main recommendations on how to best manage patients with advanced breast cancer (inoperable locally advanced or metastatic), of all breast cancer subtypes, as well as palliative and supportive care. These guidelines are based on available evidence or on expert opinion when a higher level of evidence is lacking. Each guideline is accompanied by the level of evidence (LoE), grade of recommendation (GoR) and percentage of consensus reached at the consensus conferences. Updated diagnostic and treatment algorithms are also provided. The guidelines represent the best management options for patients living with ABC globally, assuming accessibility to all available therapies. Their adaptation (i.e. resource-stratified guidelines) is often needed in settings where access to care is limited. Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
English
0960-9776
PMC11231614 [pmc] S0960-9776(24)00087-0 [pii]
*Breast Neoplasms
*Palliative Care
Breast Neoplasms/pa [Pathology]
Breast Neoplasms/th [Therapy]
Consensus
Female
Humans
Palliative Care/st [Standards]
Practice Guidelines as Topic--Automated
Associate Dean for Research Development
MedStar Health
Journal Article
Practice Guideline
This manuscript describes the Advanced Breast Cancer (ABC) international consensus guidelines updated at the last two ABC international consensus conferences (ABC 6 in 2021, virtual, and ABC 7 in 2023, in Lisbon, Portugal), organized by the ABC Global Alliance. It provides the main recommendations on how to best manage patients with advanced breast cancer (inoperable locally advanced or metastatic), of all breast cancer subtypes, as well as palliative and supportive care. These guidelines are based on available evidence or on expert opinion when a higher level of evidence is lacking. Each guideline is accompanied by the level of evidence (LoE), grade of recommendation (GoR) and percentage of consensus reached at the consensus conferences. Updated diagnostic and treatment algorithms are also provided. The guidelines represent the best management options for patients living with ABC globally, assuming accessibility to all available therapies. Their adaptation (i.e. resource-stratified guidelines) is often needed in settings where access to care is limited. Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
English
0960-9776
PMC11231614 [pmc] S0960-9776(24)00087-0 [pii]
*Breast Neoplasms
*Palliative Care
Breast Neoplasms/pa [Pathology]
Breast Neoplasms/th [Therapy]
Consensus
Female
Humans
Palliative Care/st [Standards]
Practice Guidelines as Topic--Automated
Associate Dean for Research Development
MedStar Health
Journal Article
Practice Guideline