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For women with stage IV breast cancer, systemic drug therapies are the main treatments. These may include: Surgery and/or radiation therapy may be useful in certain situations (see below). Treatment can often shrink tumors (or slow their growth), improve symptoms, and help some women live longer. These cancers are considered incurable.
Treatment for stages I to III breast cancer usually includes surgery and radiation therapy, often with chemo or other drug therapies either before (neoadjuvant) or after (adjuvant) surgery.
Metastatic breast cancer cannot be cured today. However, metastatic breast cancer can be treated. Treatment focuses on extending life and maintaining quality of life. If you’ve been diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, you’re not alone.
In first-line, for hormone receptor (HR)–positive MBC, when a non-steroidal aromatase inhibitor and CDK 4/6 inhibitor combination is unavailable, use hormonal therapy alone. For life-threatening disease, use single-agent chemotherapy or surgery for local control.
Metastatic breast cancer cannot be cured today. However, it can be treated. Treatment for metastatic breast cancer focuses on extending life and maintaining quality of life. Tests are done on a sample of the metastatic tumor from a biopsy of the metastases.
Metastatic breast cancer is treated with systemic therapy — medicines that enter the bloodstream and reach the entire body. Therapy may be able to slow the spread of cancer, lessen the impact of symptoms, or both. A treatment plan for addressing systemic metastatic breast cancer is tailored to the individual.
There are several different approaches to treating metastatic breast cancer. Treatment can be tailored to your specific circumstances.
Healthcare providers can’t cure metastatic breast cancer, but they can recommend treatments that improve your quality of life and help you live as long as possible. In fact, more people are living longer with metastatic breast cancer as medical researchers find new ways to treat the disease.
The goals of your treatment options will depend on your situation — such as the characteristics of the tumor, how long you’ve been without cancer, where and how far the cancer has spread, and whether the cancer is causing any symptoms or difficulties with specific organ functions.
Treatment options for metastatic breast cancer include hormone therapy, targeted therapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy.