Table 33.11. Consensus panel recommendations for adjuvant treatment of elderly breast cancer patients
| Table 33.11. Consensus panel recommendations for adjuvant treatment of elderly breast cancer patients. | |
| Risk category | Treatment |
| Minimal/low: | |
| (ER or PR positive, ≤1 cm, grade 1) | None or tamoxifen |
| Intermediate: | |
| (>1-2 cm, hormone receptor positive, grade 1-2) | Tamoxifen ± chemotherapy |
| High: | Tamoxifen (± chemotherapy) |
| (>2 cm, hormone receptor negative, grade 2-3, node positivity) | If hormone receptor negative, chemotherapy |
| Source: Adapted with permission from Goldhirsch et al.191 | |