| Title: |
AGO Recommendations for Early Breast Cancer: Update 2026 |
| Authors: |
Park-Simon, Tjoung-Won; Müller, Volkmar; Albert, Ute-Susann; Banys-Paluchowski, Maggie; Bartsch, Rupert; Bauerfeind, Ingo; Bjelic-Radisic, Vesna; Blohmer, Jens-Uwe; Dall, Peter; Ditsch, Nina; Fallenberg, Eva M.; Fasching, Peter A.; Fehm, Tanja; Friedrich, Michael; Gluz, Oleg; Harbeck, Nadia; Hartkopf, Andreas Daniel; Heil, Jörg; Hörner-Rieber, Juliane; Huober, Jens; Kreipe, Hans-Heinrich; Krug, David; Kühn, Thorsten; Kümmel, Sherko; Loibl, Sibylle; Lüftner, Diana; Lux, Michael Patrick; Maass, Nicolai; Mundhenke, Christoph; Reimer, Toralf; Reinisch, Mattea; Rhiem, Kerstin; Rody, Achim; Schmidt, Marcus; Schneeweiss, Andreas; Schütz, Florian; Sinn, Hans-Peter; Solbach, Christine; Solomayer, Erich-Franz; Stickeler, Elmar; Untch, Michael; van Mackelenbergh, Marion Tina; Witzel, Isabell; Wöckel, Achim; Wuerstlein, Rachel; Janni, Wolfgang; Thill, Marc |
| Source: |
Breast Care ; page 1-26 ; ISSN 1661-3791 1661-3805 |
| Publisher Information: |
S. Karger AG |
| Publication Year: |
2026 |
| Description: |
Optimal management of breast cancer requires a multidisciplinary approach. The interdisciplinary AGO Breast Committee annually issues updated, evidence-based recommendations on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. The update process follows a predefined methodological framework, including systematic review of relevant recent publications and structured assessment according to the Oxford Levels of Evidence (LoE). The strength of recommendation is determined using the Oxford Grades of Recommendation (GR) in conjunction with the AGO grading system. The most recent update for early and metastatic breast cancer was released in March 2026. This manuscript summarizes the updated recommendations for early breast cancer. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1159/000551512 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1159/000551512; https://karger.com/article-pdf/doi/10.1159/000551512 |
| Rights: |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.B040924D |
| Database: |
BASE |