title: Systemic treatment for breast cancer: chemotherapy and biotherapy agents.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe current systemic chemotherapy and biotherapy breast cancer treatments to better inform clinical nursing practice.
  
  
  METHODS
  CINAHLl, Medline, Academic Research Periodicals, PubMed Clinical Queries, CANCERLIT, and EBM Reviews-Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Systemic therapeutic options for patients with breast cancer can be complex and varied. Furthermore, the guidelines for the treatment of breast cancer are frequently changing as new chemotherapies and biotherapies are being developed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nursing clinical practice has to remain current to accommodate new treatments and the side effect profiles. This knowledge is essential to providing evidence-based care for breast cancer patients receiving these treatments.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bourdeanu
authors.forename: Ellen A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001691:Biological Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D059186:Chemoradiotherapy, Adjuvant; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents
keywords: Chemotherapy; adjuvant; biotherapy; brain metastasis; chemotherapy in elderly; metastatic