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When it comes to advanced cancer, it always makes people shudder. Most people think that once cancer progresses to an advanced stage, it is equivalent to "no salvation". But this is not the case, although the incidence of breast cancer in the mainland is increasing year by year, but with the continuous development of medical technology and treatment methods, breast cancer patients to achieve "clinical cure" is still very likely, even in advanced breast cancer patients, through standardized diagnosis and treatment, it is possible to achieve cancer management like a chronic disease.
(1) Examination and evaluation of advanced breast cancer
(2) Rescue chemotherapy for HER-2-negative advanced breast cancer
1. Single-agent chemotherapy regimen commonly used for recurrent or metastatic breast cancer
2. Combined chemotherapy regimen commonly used for recurrent or metastatic breast cancer
(3) Treatment of HER-2-positive advanced breast cancer
1. Protocol of trastuzumab for recurrent metastasis breast cancer (HER-2 first-line treatment)
2. Regimen after the progression of trastuzumab (anti-HER-2 second-line therapy)
(4) Endocrine therapy for hormone receptor-positive advanced breast cancer
1. Endocrine therapy strategies for patients with postmenopausal hormone receptor-positive advanced breast cancer
2. Endocrine therapy strategies for patients with premenopausal hormone receptor-positive advanced breast cancer
Effective ovarian suppression, such as drug ovarian suppression, may be used, including goserelin, leuprolide, or surgical ovarian resection followed by endocrine therapy guidelines for postmenopausal patients.