Multidisciplinary Meeting on Male Breast Cancer: Summary and Research Recommendations

Larissa A. Korde, Jo Anne Zujewski, Leah Kamin, Sharon Giordano, Susan Domchek, William F. Anderson, John M. S. Bartlett, Karen Gelmon, Zeina Nahleh, Jonas Bergh, Bruno Cutuli, Giancarlo Pruneri, Worta McCaskill-Stevens, Julie Gralow, Gabriel Hortobagyi, Fatima Cardoso

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Abstract

Male breast cancer is a rare disease, accounting for less than 1% of all breast cancer diagnoses worldwide. Most data on male breast cancer comes from small single-institution studies, and because of the paucity of data, the optimal treatment for male breast cancer is not known. This article summarizes a multidisciplinary international meeting on male breast cancer, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health Office of Rare Diseases and the National Cancer Institute Divisions of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics and Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis. The meeting included representatives from the fields of epidemiology, genetics, pathology and molecular biology, health services research, and clinical oncology and the advocacy community, with a comprehensive review of the data. Presentations focused on highlighting differences and similarities between breast cancer in males and females. To enhance our understanding of male breast cancer, international consortia are necessary. Therefore, the Breast International Group and North American Breast Cancer Group have joined efforts to develop an International Male Breast Cancer Program and to pool epidemiologic data, clinical information, and tumor specimens. This international collaboration will also facilitate the future planning of clinical trials that can address essential questions in the treatment of male breast cancer. J Clin Oncol 28: 2114- 2122. (C) 2010 by American Society of Clinical Oncology

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2114-2122
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Clinical Oncology
Volume28
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Apr 2010

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