Practice 6
Not appropriate to use chemotherapy in patients with metastatic breast cancer who are unlikely to benefit, such as those who have received multiple lines of prior therapy for advanced disease, and with low performance status (3 or 4) or at high risk of toxicity.
Context
Not appropriate to use chemotherapy in patients with metastatic breast cancer who are unlikely to benefit, such as those who have received multiple lines of prior therapy for advanced disease, and with low performance status (3 or 4) or at high risk of toxicity.
Value to patients
Not appropriate to use chemotherapy in patients with metastatic breast cancer who are unlikely to benefit, such as those who have received multiple lines of prior therapy for advanced disease, and with low performance status (3 or 4) or at high risk of toxicity.
Supporting evidence
Not appropriate to use chemotherapy in patients with metastatic breast cancer who are unlikely to benefit, such as those who have received multiple lines of prior therapy for advanced disease, and with low performance status (3 or 4) or at high risk of toxicity.