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SEOM clinical guidelines for the management of metastatic breast cancer 2013

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Patients with metastatic breast cancer should be offered comprehensive and personalized medical attention including, but not limited to, psychosocial, supportive and symptom-related interventions. A large number of treatment options are available and several prognostic and predictive factors are useful to identify the best therapeutic options individually.

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Appendix: Clinical Guideline Working Group on behalf of the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (SEOM) Executive Committee 2011–2013

Appendix: Clinical Guideline Working Group on behalf of the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (SEOM) Executive Committee 2011–2013

Juan Jesús Cruz, Pilar Garrido, Agustí Barnadas, Pablo Borrega, Francisco Javier Barón, Elvira del Barco, Rocio García-Carbonero, Jesús Garcia-Mata, Encarnación Gonzalez, Pilar Lianes, Antonio Llombart y Fernando Rivera.

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Llombart Cussac, A., de la Haba Rodríguez, J., Ruiz Simón, A. et al. SEOM clinical guidelines for the management of metastatic breast cancer 2013. Clin Transl Oncol 15, 1004–1010 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12094-013-1095-0

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