Open AccessABC1 Consensus Conference – a German Perspective
Author(s) -
Christoph Thomssen,
Norbert Marschner,
M. Untch,
Thomas Decker,
S. Hegewisch-Becker,
C Jackisch,
W Janni,
L Hans-Joachim,
von Minckwitz G,
A. Scharl,
Andreas Schneeweiß,
Hans Tesch,
Anja Welt,
Nadia Harbeck
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
breast care
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1661-3805
pISSN - 1661-3791
DOI - 10.1159/000336049
Subject(s) - medicine , german , guideline , breast cancer , consensus conference , family medicine , metastatic breast cancer , task force , cancer , oncology , pathology , political science , archaeology , public administration , history
A group of German breast cancer experts (medical oncologists and gynaecologists) reviewed and commented on the results of the first international 'Advanced Breast Cancer First Consensus Conference' (ABC1) for the diagnosis and treatment of advanced breast cancer. The ABC1 Conference is an initiative of the European School of Oncology (ESO) Metastatic Breast Cancer Task Force in cooperation with the EBCC (European Breast Cancer Conference), ESMO (European Society of Medical Oncology) and the American JNCI (Journal of the National Cancer Institute). The main focus of the ABC1 Conference was metastatic breast cancer (stage IV). The ABC1 consensus is based on the vote of 33 breast cancer experts from different countries and has been specified as a guideline for therapeutic practice by the German expert group. It is the objective of the ABC1 consensus as well as of the German comments to provide an internationally standardized and evidence-based foundation for qualified decision-making in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer.