title: Second International Consensus Conference on Advanced Breast Cancer (ABC2), Lisbon, 11/09/2013: The German Perspective.
abstract: The Advanced Breast Cancer Second International Consensus Conference (ABC2) on diagnosis and treatment of advanced breast cancer took place in Lisbon, Portugal, on November 7-9, 2013. The focus of the conference was inoperable, locally advanced breast cancer. The diagnosis and treatment of metastatic breast cancer had already been discussed 2 years before at the ABC1 Consensus and were only updated regarding special issues as part of this year's ABC2 Consensus. Like 2 years ago, a working group of German breast cancer experts commented on the voting results of the ABC panelists, with special consideration of the German guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer (German Gynecological Oncology Working Group (AGO) recommendations, S3 Guideline) in order to adapt them for daily clinical practice in Germany. The goal of both the ABC Consensus and the German comments is to facilitate evidence-based therapy decisions.
authors.affiliation: Brustzentrum, Frauenklinik der Universität München.
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Harbeck
authors.affiliation: Gemeinschaftspraxis für interdisziplinäre Onkologie und Hämatologie, Freiburg.
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Marschner
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Gynäkologie, HELIOS Klinikum Berlin Buch.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Untch
authors.affiliation: Gemeinschaftspraxis Onkologie Ravensburg.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Decker
authors.affiliation: Onkologische Schwerpunktpraxis Eppendorf, Hamburg.
authors.forename: Susanna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hegewisch-Becker
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Sana Klinikum Offenbach.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jackisch
authors.affiliation: Universitätsfrauenklinik Ulm.
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huober
authors.affiliation: Gynäkologisch-Onkologische Praxis Hannover.
authors.forename: Hans-Joachim
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lück
authors.affiliation: GBG Forschungs GmbH Neu-Isenburg, Universitäts-Frauenklinik Frankfurt.
authors.forename: Gunter
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: von Minckwitz
authors.affiliation: Frauenklinikum des Klinikums St. Marien, Amberg.
authors.forename: Anton
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scharl
authors.affiliation: Sektion Gynäkologische Onkologie, Nationales Zentrum für Tumorerkrankungen, Heidelberg.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schneeweiss
authors.affiliation: Onkologische Gemeinschaftspraxis Frankfurt.
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tesch
authors.affiliation: Innere Klinik (Tumorforschung), Westdeutsches Tumorzentrum, Universitätsklinikum Essen.
authors.forename: Anja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Welt
authors.affiliation: Brustzentrum, Frauenklinik, Klinikum der Universität München.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wuerstlein
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik für Gynäkologie, Martin-Luther-Universität, Halle (Saale), Deutschland.
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thomssen
keywords: AGO; Consensus; LABC; Locally advanced breast cancer; MBC; Metastatic breast cancer