Toronto Workshop on Late Recurrence in Estrogen Receptor Positive Breast Cancer Part 1: Late Recurrence – Current Understanding, Clinical Considerations

Disease recurrence (locoregional, distant) exerts a significant clinical impact on the survival of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer patients. Many of these recurrences occur late, more than 5 years after original diagnosis, and represent a major obstacle to the effective treatment of this disease. Indeed, methods to identify patients at risk of late recurrence and therapeutic strategies designed to avert or treat these recurrences are …