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21-Gene Recurrence Assay Predicts Recurrence Risk in Estrogen Receptor Positive- and Node-Positive Breast Cancer
Oncotype DX Predicts Recurrence Risk in ER+ and Node+ Breast Cancer
M.G. Sullivan
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2007 Dec 13
Elsevier Global Medical News
21-Gene Recurrence Assay Predicts Recurrence Risk in Estrogen Receptor Positive- and Node-Positive Breast Cancer
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2007 Dec 13, M.G. Sullivan
SAN ANTONIO (EGMN) - The 21-gene recurrence score assay called Oncotype DX can predict risk of recurrence in postmenopausal women with node-positive, estrogen receptor-positive breast cancers, investigators reported December 13 at the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.The assay also may be able to define which of these women will not benefit from anthracycline-based adjuvant treatments, said study investigator Dr. Kathy S. Albain, a professor of hematology and oncology at Loyola University,...