Laface Carmelo, Giuliani Francesco, Melaccio Assunta, Pappagallo Maria Nicla, Santoro Anna Natalizia, Perrone Martina, De Santis Pierluigi, Guarini Chiara, Carrozzo Daniela, Fedele Palma
Medical Oncology, Dario Camberlingo Hospital, 72021 Francavilla Fontana, Italy.
Medical Oncology, San Paolo Hospital, ASL Bari, 70123 Bari, Italy.
J Clin Med. 2023 Sep 16;12(18):6012. doi: 10.3390/jcm12186012.
Breast cancer (BC) in elderly women is an increasing health issue due to demographic changes. BC tends to present later and may receive less than standard treatment options. More often, BC in elderly patients is endocrine-positive (HR+). The treatment of elderly patients with metastatic BC (mBC) represents a therapeutic challenge. In recent years, the treatment landscape of patients that are HR+/Her2-negative has changed due to the introduction in clinical practice of new targeted drugs, which have improved patient outcomes. Elderly patients are a small percentage of all patients enrolled in clinical trials and, to date, there are no standardized guidelines that define the best treatment option for this patient population. This can lead to undertreatment or overtreatment, impacting patient morbidity and mortality. Geriatric Assessment tools to tailor the treatment in elderly patients are underused because they are long and difficult to apply in a busy routine clinical practice. For all these reasons, there is an urgent need to produce data about the best treatment for elderly patients with HR+ mBC. Herein, we report data from randomized clinical trials and real-world evidence on the therapeutic options for HR+ Her2-negative mBC elderly patients and explore future treatment directions.
由于人口结构变化,老年女性乳腺癌(BC)成为一个日益严重的健康问题。乳腺癌往往发现较晚,可能无法获得标准的治疗方案。老年患者的乳腺癌更常见的是内分泌阳性(HR+)。老年转移性乳腺癌(mBC)患者的治疗是一项治疗挑战。近年来,由于新的靶向药物应用于临床实践,HR+/Her2阴性患者的治疗格局发生了变化,改善了患者的治疗效果。老年患者在所有参与临床试验的患者中占比很小,迄今为止,尚无标准化指南来确定该患者群体的最佳治疗方案。这可能导致治疗不足或过度治疗,影响患者的发病率和死亡率。用于为老年患者量身定制治疗方案的老年评估工具未得到充分利用,因为它们耗时且难以应用于繁忙的日常临床实践。基于所有这些原因,迫切需要提供关于HR+ mBC老年患者最佳治疗方案的数据。在此,我们报告了关于HR+ Her2阴性mBC老年患者治疗选择的随机临床试验数据和真实世界证据,并探讨未来的治疗方向。