Paget's disease of the breast medical therapy
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Preeti Singh, M.B.B.S.[2]
Overview
Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are indicated for Paget's disease of the breast as adjuvant therapy or palliative treatment in patients with underlying ductal carcinoma or invasive breast cancer. Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for Paget's disease of the breast.
Medical Therapy
The mainstay of treatment for Paget's disease of the breast is surgery. Non-operative management is reserved for a very small proportion of patients.
Non-operative management
- The mainstay of therapies for Paget's disease of the breast are divided into 2 groups: hormonal therapy and targeted therapy.[1]
Hormonal Therapy
- Selective estrogen receptor modulators, such as:
- Tamoxifen
- Raloxifene
Targeted Therapy
- HER2-directed therapy
- Trastuzumab
- The primary goal of medical therapy is to reduce the risk of ipsilateral or contralateral breast invasion and also decreases the risk of recurrence.[1]