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Author: search.filters.author.Basaran, GulSubject: search.filters.subject.Breast cancer

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    Efficacy of Palbociclib and Endocrine Treatment in Heavily Pretreated Hormone Receptor-positive/HER2-negative Advanced Breast Cancer: Retrospective Multicenter Trial
    (GALENOS PUBL HOUSE, 2020-01-01) Demir, Atakan; Mandel, Nil Molinas; Paydas, Semra; Demir, Gokhan; Er, Ozlem; Turhal, Nazim Serdal; Bavbek, Sevil; Eralp, Yesim; Saip, Pinar Mualla; Guler, Emine Nilufer; Aydiner, Adnan; Uluc, Basak Oyan; Kilickap, Sadettin; Uskent, Necdet; Karadurmus, Nuri; Kaplan, Mehmet Ali; Yanmaz, Mustafa Teoman; Demir, Hacer; Alan, Ozkan; Korkmaz, Taner; Olgun, Polat; Uysal, Ozlem Sonmez; Altundag, Kadri; Gunduz, Seyda; Gunaldi, Meral; Sari, Murat; Beypinar, Ismail; Basaran, Gul
    Background: The synthesis of CDK4/6 inhibitors with endocrine treatment in two series of treatment has been widely accepted as the standard for patients with estrogen receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer. In spite of this, the activity of CDK4/6 inhibitors in patients with metastatic breast cancer who have progressed despite receiving multiple lines of treatment is not well understood. Aims: To report the activity and safety of a CDK4/6 inhibitor (palbociclib) in patients in whom at least three lines of treatment for ER+ metastatic breast cancer had failed. Study Design: Multicenter retrospective observational cohort study. Methods: In this retrospective observational cohort study, we included 43 patients who received palbociclib after at least three lines of systemic treatment for ER+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer. Results: The median progression-free survival in our population was 7 months (25th-75th percentile, 4-10), and the median overall survival was 11 months (25th-75th percentile, 6-19). Although there were some adverse events, palbociclib was generally well tolerated, so dose reduction was needed for only six patients (14\%). Conclusion: The efficacy of palbociclib among heavily treated hormone receptor-positive/HER2- patients with advanced breast cancer was acceptable in terms of clinical benefit, and it was generally well tolerated among this population.
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    How Do Breast Cancer Patients Present Following COVID-19 Early Peak in a Breast Cancer Center in Turkey?
    (GALENOS YAYINCILIK, 2021-01-01) Isiklar, Aysun Dauti; Deniz, Cem; Soyder, Aykut; Guldogan, Nilgun; Yilmaz, Ebru; Basaran, Gul
    Objective: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has placed an unprecedented burden on healthcare systems and restricted resources for non-COVID patients worldwide. Treatment approaches and follow-up plans have been modified to prevent the risk of infection for patients and healthcare workers. Patients prefer to delay or cancel their treatments during the peak period of infection. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the characteristics of patients with breast cancer who were consulted at our outpatient clinic right after early COVID-19 peak in May and June 2020 and compared them with the same period in 2017 to 2019. Results: The number of patients who consulted at our outpatient medical oncology clinic declined in May and June 2020. This decline was regardless of stage and was larger in May than in June 2020. In general, the distribution of tumor subtypes {[}luminal, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2) positive, and triple negative] was not different from 2017 to 2020. Less than half of the patients received adjuvant chemotherapy following early COVID-19 peak in May and June 2020. Few patients received chemotherapy for metastatic disease, whereas many metastatic patients received endocrine therapy. None of the consulted new patients had a non-invasive disease. More patients received endocrine therapy than chemotherapy. Conclusion: The presentation patterns of patients with breast cancer after early COVID-19 peak differed from those during the same period in the last 3 years. The pandemic affected the number of new patients consulted and the way medical oncologists treat their patients.
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    What Has Changed in Patients Aged 65 and over Diagnosed with Breast Cancer during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Single-Center Experience
    (KARGER, 2022-01-01) Soyder, Aykut; Guldogan, Nilgun; Isiklar, Aysun; Aribal, Erkin; Basaran, Gul
    Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has a worldwide negative impact on healthcare systems. This study aims to determine how the diagnosis, clinicopathological features, and treatment approaches of patients with breast cancer (BC) diagnosed at >= 65 years old were affected during the pandemic. This survey has shown that patients, especially the elderly, had to postpone their BC health problems or delay their routine controls due to the risk of COVID-19 transmission, high mortality rates due to comorbidity, and restrictions. Materials and Methods: The medical records of 153 patients with BC diagnosed at >= 65 years old before (January-December 2019