Lecture 8 - Breast cancer Flashcards
Breast cancer prevention
chopping them off
Tamoxifen
Raloxifene (Evista) option too
Mammography screening
women 50-74 every 2 years
women 40-49 not recommended to screen but discuss pro/con
If results show biomarker HR, options are
Aromatase inhibitors
SERM
SERD
CDK4/6 inhib
Steroid aromatase inactivator
If results show biomarker for HER-2, options are…
Anti HER-2 monoclonal antibodies
Monoclonal antibody - cytotoxic antineoplastic conjugates
If results show biomarker for BRCA 1/2, options are….
PARP
If results show biomarker for PIK3CA activating mutation, options are
PI3K inhibitor
If results show biomarker for NTRK fusion mutation, options are…
Neurotrophic tyrosine kinase inhibitors
invasive cancer is when it has spread beyond the area of…
carcinoma in situ
Goal for Stage 1-3 =
cure and prevention of recurrence
Goal of Stage 4 =
palliation and control
not candidate for surgery
Hormone therapy for DCIS
consider for 5-10yrs in pts with HR+ tumors
Pre-meno = Tamoxifen 20 QD
Post-meno = Tamoxifen 20 QD, Anastrazole 1 QD, Letrozole 2.5 QD
Factors favoring Lumpectomy
want to preserve breast
small tumor
single tumor
Negative Post-op margin
pts accepts long-term txm
Factors favoring Mastectomy
Doesn’t want to preserve breast
large tumor
multi-centric tumors
postive post-op margin
one time procedure
Factors favoring Mastectomy
Doesn’t want to preserve breast
large tumor
multi-centric tumors
positive post-op margin
one time procedure
Pre-operative chemotherapy
3-4 cycles
If HER2+ = add trastuzumab +/- pertuzumab depending on tumor
Hormone therapy if ER+
adjuvant therapy after surgery
can give radiation therapy after either proceudere
adjuvant therapy after surgery
can give radiation therapy after either procedure
rare in mastectomy
HR+ and HER2- pts therapy is…
Anthracyclines + taxanes
4-6 cycles every 14-21 days based on regimen
Dose-dense AC + weekly paclitaxel for…
HR+ or HER2-
Doxorubicin+ cyclophosphamide and Paclitaxel 80mg/m2 every week X 12 cycles
Dose dense AC + biweekly paclitaxel for…
HR+ or HER2-
Doxorubicin + cyclophosphamide and Paclitael 175mg/m2 every 2 wks X 4 cycles