Current Strategies of Endocrine Therapy in Elderly Patients with Breast Cancer
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-01-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Currently, the growing population of the elderly is one of biggest problems in terms of increase in geriatric diseases.
Lack of data from large prospective studies on geriatric breast cancer patients often makes it difficult for clinicians to make treatments decisions for them.
Because both benefit and risk of treatment should be taken into account, treatment is usually determined considering life expectancy or comorbidities in elderly patients.
Treatment of breast cancer is differentiated according to histologic classifications, and hormone therapy is even adopted for patients with metastatic breast cancer if tumor tissue expresses hormone receptors.
Endocrine therapy can offer great benefit to elderly patients considering its equivalent efficacy to chemotherapy with fewer toxicities if it is appropriately used.
Aromatase inhibitors are usually prescribed agents in hormone therapy for elderly breast cancer patients due to their physiology after menopause.
Here, endocrine therapy for elderly patients with breast cancer in neoadjuvant, adjuvant, and palliative setting is reviewed along with predictive adverse events resulting from the use of hormone agents.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lee, Suk-young& Seo, Jae Hong. 2018. Current Strategies of Endocrine Therapy in Elderly Patients with Breast Cancer. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1127685
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lee, Suk-young& Seo, Jae Hong. Current Strategies of Endocrine Therapy in Elderly Patients with Breast Cancer. BioMed Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1127685
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lee, Suk-young& Seo, Jae Hong. Current Strategies of Endocrine Therapy in Elderly Patients with Breast Cancer. BioMed Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1127685
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1127685