21-Gene Recurrence Score in Breast Cancer

  • The 21-gene recurrence score:
    • Estimates the likelihood of distant recurrence:
      • In women with ER+ breast cancer with up to 3 lymph nodes positive
    • It also predicts who is more likely to benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy
  • References
    • Dowsett M, Cuzick J, Wale C, Forbes J, Mallon EA, Salter J, et al. Prediction of risk of distant recurrence using the 21-gene recurrence score in node-negative and node-positive postmenopausal patients with breast cancer treated with anastrozole or tamoxifen: a TransATAC study. J Clin Oncol. 2010;29(11):1829-1834.
    • Roberts MC, Miller DP, Shak S, Petkov VI. Breast cancer-specific survival in patients with lymph node-positive hormone receptor-positive invasive breast cancer and Oncotype DX Recurrence Score results in the SEER database. Breast Cancer Res Treat.2017;163(2):303-310.

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