Selected highlights from the 27th San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

Abstract

The San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium is now considered the most important international breast cancer meeting worldwide. On 8 – 11th December 2004, ∼ 6700 participants attended the meeting and shared the latest findings from breast cancer research. All the main fields of breast cancer research and treatment were covered. This report will focus on the most relevant advancements in the pharmacotherapy of breast cancer. The selected presentations have been grouped together in separate sections, including the fields of prevention, early disease and advanced disease. The most promising data from translational research have also been included, with particular regard to those who will most likely influence the management of breast cancer patients in the future.

Keywords::

• biologically targeted therapy
• breast cancer
• chemoprevention
• chemotherapy
• endocrine therapy