Recommendations for research priorities in breast cancer by the coalition of cancer cooperative groups scientific leadership council: Imaging and local therapy

Joseph A. Sparano, Etta D. Pisano, Julia R. White, Kelly K. Hunt, Eleftherios P. Mamounas, Edith A. Perez, Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, Julie R. Gralow, Robert L. Comis

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Abstract

Imaging and local therapy are important modalities for detection and management of localized breast cancer. Improvements in screening and local therapy have contributed to reduced breast cancer-associated morbidity and mortality. The Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups (CCCG) convened the Scientific Leadership Council (SLC) in breast cancer, an expert panel, to identify priorities for future research and current trials with greatest practice-changing potential. Panelists formed a consensus on research priorities for breast imaging and locoregional therapy, and also identified six trials judged to be of high priority. Current high priority trials included trials determining: (1) the role of accelerated partial breast versus whole-breast radiation (B39), (2) the feasibility, safety, and local and systemic control of small localized breast cancers treated with tumor ablation (Z 1072), (3) the role of removal of the primary cancer in selected patients with metastatic disease (E2108), and (4) the clinical and biological effects of pre-operative anti-HER2-directed and ER-directed therapies in localized or locally advanced breast cancer (B41, Z1031, Z1041). Ongoing and future trials will further refine optimal locoregional management, and additional research is required to develop improved screening methods and identify high risk populations most likely to benefit from targeted screening.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)273-284
Number of pages12
JournalBreast Cancer Research and Treatment
Volume120
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2010

Keywords

  • Breast cancer
  • Imaging
  • Radiation therapy local therapy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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