Anandan Apoorva, Sharifi Marina, O'Regan Ruth
Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, WI, 53705, USA.
Division of Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care, University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, Madison, WI, USA.
Curr Treat Options Oncol. 2020 Aug 15;21(10):84. doi: 10.1007/s11864-020-00788-y.
Hormone receptor (HR) positive breast cancer has a high propensity for late recurrences that might be prevented with longer durations of endocrine therapy (ET). However, trials evaluating extended adjuvant ET have produced somewhat conflicting results. Additionally, ET is associated with not only day to day side effects that can impact quality of life, but more detrimental effects that can cause significant morbidity. Although patients with higher stage disease are at greater risk of late recurrences, even patients with stage 1 disease have a significant risk of recurrence after 5 years. Current guidelines recommend extending therapy for patients with node-positive disease, but recommendations for patients with node-negative disease are less clear. This has led to the development of various genomic tests to aid oncologists in further individualizing their approach when it comes to deciding which subpopulation of patients with HR-positive breast cancer may benefit from extending their endocrine therapy beyond 5 years. There are several assays that are prognostic of recurrences years 6 to 10 following diagnosis. Additionally, the breast cancer index has been shown to be predictive of extended ET in patients who have completed 5 years of tamoxifen. None of the available assays are, to date, predictive of recurrence after 10 years. Genomic testing is not appropriate for all patients, especially if the results will not predict the choice of further treatment. Ultimately, genomic testing should help facilitate shared decision making between the patient and oncologist.
激素受体(HR)阳性乳腺癌具有较高的晚期复发倾向,延长内分泌治疗(ET)时间或许可以预防这种情况。然而,评估延长辅助内分泌治疗的试验结果却有些相互矛盾。此外,内分泌治疗不仅会带来影响生活质量的日常副作用,还会产生更具危害性的、可导致严重发病的影响。尽管疾病分期较高的患者晚期复发风险更大,但即使是Ⅰ期疾病患者在5年后也有显著的复发风险。当前指南建议对淋巴结阳性疾病患者延长治疗,但对于淋巴结阴性疾病患者的建议则不太明确。这促使了各种基因检测方法的发展,以帮助肿瘤学家在决定哪些HR阳性乳腺癌患者亚群可能从超过5年的延长内分泌治疗中获益时,进一步实现治疗方法的个体化。有几种检测方法可对诊断后6至10年的复发情况进行预后评估。此外,乳腺癌指数已被证明可预测完成5年他莫昔芬治疗的患者是否适合延长内分泌治疗。迄今为止,现有的检测方法均无法预测10年后的复发情况。基因检测并不适用于所有患者,尤其是当检测结果无法预测进一步治疗的选择时。最终,基因检测应有助于促进患者与肿瘤学家之间的共同决策。
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