AGO Recommendations for Early Breast Cancer: Update 2026
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.
Authors
- T Park-Simon
- Achim Rody
- Christine Solbach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8284-3199)
- Rachel Wuerstlein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7268-0840)
- Christoph Mundhenke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6989-6250)
- Eva Maria Fallenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8060-0468)
- Michael Patrick Lux
- Hans-Peter Sinn
- Toralf Reimer
- Andreas Schneeweiss
- Sibylle Loibl
- Isabell Witzel
- Ingo Bauerfeind
- Rupert Bartsch
- Kerstin Rhiem
- David Krug
- Florian Schütz
- Achim Wöckel
- Oleg Gluz
- Hans-Heinrich Kreipe
- Erich-Franz Solomayer
- Marion Tina van Mackelenbergh
- Peter Dall
- Nadia Harbeck
- Elmar Stickeler
- Nina Ditsch
- Michael Untch
- Jörg Heil
- Michael Friedrich
- Jens-Uwe Blohmer
- Sherko Kümmel
- Nicolai Maass
- Volkmar Müller
- Andreas Daniel Hartkopf
- Mattea Reinisch
- Marcus Schmidt
- Vesna Bjelic-Radisic
- Wolfgang Janni
- Juliane Hörner-Rieber
- Jens Huober
- Maggie Banys-Paluchowski
- Diana Lüftner
- Marc Thill
- Ute-Susann Albert
- Peter A. Fasching
- Tanja Fehm
- Thorsten Kühn
Publication Details
- Journal
- Breast Care
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000551512
- Primary Topic
- Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00