CONTEMPORARY TRENDS IN THE TREATMENT OF METASTATIC BREAST CANCER

Abstract

Contemporary trends in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer are reviewed in the article: among them is so called targeted ther- apy. The main distinction of the targeted therapy is the maximum effect on tumor cell, at the same time minimum influence on nor- mal tissues is exerted. The author describes conservative approaches to the treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer, the most effective schemes of drug therapy and basic prognostic factors affecting the choice of treatment tactics of patients with metasta- tic breast cancer. Besides, the randomized clinical trials addressing the current trends in the treatment of metatstatic breast cancer are evaluated.