Breast cancer systemic therapy | Level of evidence | Recommendation strength | |
5.1 | Adjuvant systemic therapy | ||
5.1.1 | Adjuvant endocrine therapy for HR-positive patients[12,28] | I | A |
5.1.2 | Adjuvant HER2-targeted therapy for HER2-positive patients[12,28] | I | A |
5.1.3 | Adjuvant chemotherapy for high-risk recurrence patients[12,28] | I | A |
5.2 | Neoadjuvant systemic therapy | ||
5.2.1 | Indications for neoadjuvant therapy | ||
a. Inoperable breast cancer (T4 or ≥N2)[12,28] | I | A | |
b. Large primary tumor patient who desires breast conservation[12,28] | I | A | |
c. Evaluation of drug sensitivity in vivo[12,28] | I | A | |
5.2.2 | Strategy for neoadjuvant therapy | ||
a. Clarify clinical stage, pathological diagnosis, histological grade and molecular characteristics before treatment[12,28] | I | A | |
b. Demarcate the tumor bed before treatment[12,28] | I | A | |
c. Tumor response should be routinely assessed during treatment[12,28] | I | A | |
d. Pathological evaluation for primary tumor and lymph node after treatment[12,28] | I | A |
HR: Hormone receptor; HER2: Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2.