Sistema FMUSP-HC: Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP) e Hospital das Clínicas da FMUSPCAVALCANTE, Francisco PimentelABDALA, EdsonWEISSMANN, LeonardoFERREIRA, Carlos Eduardo dos SantosAMORIM, GilbertoOLIVEIRA, Vilmar Marques deGUILGEN, GisahLANDEIRO, LucianaPINHO, Joao Renato RebelloJR, Alvaro PulchinelliRIBEIRO, HeberSOUZA, RafaelROSA, Daniela Dornelles2022-08-122022-08-122022JCO GLOBAL ONCOLOGY, v.8, article ID e2100357, 11p, 2022https://observatorio.fm.usp.br/handle/OPI/48432The authors discuss the best practices on early breast cancer management during the COVID pandemic. PURPOSE An expert panel on breast cancer and COVID-19 disease was convened to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for early breast cancer (eBC) management. METHODS To ensure that the most clinically relevant information was addressed, essential information was drawn from several of the latest national and international guidelines and another technical document. The expert panel met in five virtual closed sessions from November 2020 to May 2021 to consult on the relevant data from evidence-based results. The data gathered were discussed on an online platform. RESULTS This article reports the expert panel's highlights of these meetings' discussions. In addition, it provides practical recommendations covering topics regarding diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients with eBC in clinical settings routinely encountered by health care professionals amid the COVID-19 pandemic. CONCLUSION This article provided guidance on several topics regarding eBC management amid the COVID-19 pandemics to inform safer care practices.engopenAccessneoadjuvant chemotherapyradiotherapy hypofractionationrt-pcrsars-cov-2nodesurgerycomplicationsmulticentermastectomymortalityarticleCopyright LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS10.1200/GO.21.00357Oncology2687-8941