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MammaPrint Gene Expression Profile Test Found Effective in Node-Positive Breast Cancer
MammaPrint Test Effective in Breast Cancer
B. Jancin
20080002
2008 Jan 2
Elsevier Global Medical News
MammaPrint Gene Expression Profile Test Found Effective in Node-Positive Breast Cancer
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2008 Jan 2, B. Jancin
SAN ANTONIO (EGMN) - The 70-gene profile known as the MammaPrint test is a powerful and independent prognostic marker in breast cancer patients having one to three positive axillary lymph nodes, according to two studies presented at the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium."It can improve the current clinicopathologic risk assessment and can identify a substantial proportion of patients with an excellent survival. In fact, 41% may safely be spared chemotherapy," concluded Dr. Stella Mook of...