Serbian consensus of neoadjuvant therapy for breast cancer: NeoPULSE.

Serbian consensus of neoadjuvant therapy for breast cancer: NeoPULSE. J BUON. 2018 Mar-Apr;23(2):522-532 Authors: Popovic L, Tomasevic Z, Stamatovic L, Markovic I, Matovina-Brko G, Buta M, Golubovic A, Selakovic V, Trifunovic J, Mutrezani Z, Ivanovic N, Nedovic J, Ninkovic S, Filipovic S, Cvetanovic A, Djordjevic N, Karanikolic A, Ivkovic-Kapic T, Vicko F Abstract Even though surgery is the primary treatment of operable breast cancer, it has been known for decades that the administration of postoperative adjuvant or preoperative neoadjuvant therapy is extremely important. Indications for neodjuvant therapy administration have been expanded over the years, and nowadays this kind of treatment represents an inevitable option in early breast cancer treatment. The NeoPULSE project, which gathered a group of experts in the field of breast cancer from five Serbian university centres, was formed with the aim to define optimal breast cancer diagnosis, indications for neoadjuvant therapy, therapeutic combinations in relation to molecular/biological parameters of breast cancer, as well as the treatment after neoadjuvant therapy. During two separate expert meetings involving surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, a pathologist, and a "Blueprint" workshop, the project participants answered questions over the indications for neoadjuvant therapy. The first part covered local practice and referred to the existence and work of a multid...
Source: Journal of B.U.ON. - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: J BUON Source Type: research