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Expert Analysis

Early Breast Cancer

Source: CCO Independent Conference Coverage of the 2009 Annual Meeting of the AACR-CTRC San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium*

*CCO is an independent medical education company that provides state-of-the-art medical information to healthcare professionals through conference coverage and other educational programs.

Early Breast Cancer


Faculty:

Harold J. Burstein, MD, PhDPeter Ravdin, MD, PhDNicholas J. Robert, MD
  • Harold J. Burstein, MD, PhD
  • Peter Ravdin, MD, PhD
  • Nicholas J. Robert, MD
Jeffrey B. Smerage, MD, PhD
  • Jeffrey B. Smerage, MD, PhD

CREDIT INFORMATION

Release Date: February 23, 2010

Expiration Date: February 22, 2011


Physicians: maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

Registered Nurses: 1.3 Nursing contact hours

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Describe standard and novel approaches using endocrine therapy for the treatment of early breast cancer
  • Discuss treatment strategies for premenopausal and postmenopausal early breast cancer patients
  • Employ risk-assessment strategies for guiding treatment choices for patients with early breast cancer
  • Identify patient behaviors that may complicate the compliance and treatment of early breast cancer
  • Nurses will be better able to provide appropriate care and counsel for patients and their families

Topics covered include:

  • Introduction
  • TEAM Trial: Upfront vs Sequential Use of Aromatase Inhibitors
  • IES: Tamoxifen Followed by Switching to an AI vs Continuing Tamoxifen
  • Risk Model to Predict Benefit From Tamoxifen vs AI Therapy
  • Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Linked to AI-Induced Musculoskeletal Adverse Events
  • Extended AI Following Tamoxifen in Premenopausal Women
  • CYP2D6 Activity and Tamoxifen Outcomes
  • Nonadherence to Adjuvant Hormonal Therapy
  • The Relationship Between Breast Cancer Incidence and Bisphosphonates
  • Survival Benefit of Trastuzumab With Both Anthracycline- and Nonanthracycline-Based Chemotherapy
  • N9831: Concurrent vs Sequential Trastuzumab
  • SWOG 8814: 21-Gene Recurrence Score for Predicting Chemotherapy Benefit
  • Neoadjuvant Bevacizumab in Patients With Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
  • Obesity as a Prognostic Factor in Early Breast Cancer Patients
  • Conclusions

Abstract


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