Impact of Oncotype DX on Treatment Decisions in ER-Positive, Node-Negative Breast Cancer with Histologic Correlation

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julianne R. Biroschak ◽  
Gordon F. Schwartz ◽  
Juan P. Palazzo ◽  
Adam D. Toll ◽  
Kristin L. Brill ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 372-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roland C.Y. Leung ◽  
Thomas C.C. Yau ◽  
Miranda C.M. Chan ◽  
Sharon W.W. Chan ◽  
Terence W.C. Chan ◽  
...  

2011 ◽  
Vol 29 (27_suppl) ◽  
pp. 38-38
Author(s):  
L. C. Connell ◽  
M. Teo ◽  
S. O'Reilly ◽  
R. Beamish ◽  
E. J. Moylan

38 Background: An important question for ER positive, node negative breast cancer is the benefit of chemotherapy over hormonal therapy. We sought to explore if a low estimate of chemotherapy benefit, based on AdjuvantOnline, correlated with low risk Oncotype DX score , identifying patients (pts) for whom the “hormone therapy alone” treatment decision would not change. Methods: Our institutional database was reviewed to identify pts with ER positive, HER2 negative, node negative breast cancer submitted for oncotype DX testing. Clinicopathologic data and Oncotype Recurrence Score (RS) were extracted and entered into ‘Adjuvantonline’ to obtain estimated survival benefit gained at 10 years (yrs) (SBG@10). Two datasets were obtained; survival benefit gained at 10 yrs from chemotherapy only (SBG@10+C) and net survival benefit gained at 10 yrs: the absolute difference between combined therapy and hormone therapy (SBG@10 net). Pts were distributed into subgroups SBG@10 ≤3% and >3%. i.e. RS ≤18 versus >18.Correlation between SBG and RS were calculated with Spearman’s Rank method. Distribution of RS were compared with Mann-Whitney and Χ2 tests. Results: We identified 77 pts. For SBG@10+C ≤3% (n=28) and >3% (n=49) subgroups, 16 (57.1%) and 23 (46.7%) had low RS, respectively (p=0.53). Three (10.7%) and 10 (20.4%) in each subgroup had high RS (p=0.48). Distribution of RS between both subgroups was not significantly different, p=0.38. Correlation between RS and SBG@10 in the ≤3% subgroup was weak (rs=0.37, p=0.05). For SBG@10 net ≤3% (n=45) and >3% (n=32) subgroups, 25 (55.6%) and 14 (43.8%) had low RS, respectively (p=0.43). Five (11.1%) and 8 (25%) in each subgroup had high RS (p=0.20). Distribution of RS between both subgroups was not significantly different, p=0.19. Correlation between RS and SGB@10 in the ≤3% subgroup was weak (rs=0.21, p=0.15). Conclusions: Although the decision for additional chemotherapy changed for ≈10% with Oncotype DX, we could not identify a cohort of good prognosis pts for whom Oncotype DX would not significantly alter treatment recommendations. There are no subsets of node negative, ER positive, breast cancer for whom Oncotype DX does not provide independently significant prognostic and predictive information.


BMC Cancer ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fumine Tsukamoto ◽  
Koji Arihiro ◽  
Mina Takahashi ◽  
Ken-ichi Ito ◽  
Shozo Ohsumi ◽  
...  

Abstract Background The benefits of postoperative chemotherapy in patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer remain unclear. The use of tumor grade, Ki-67, or ER expression failed to provide an accurate prognosis of the risk of relapse after surgery in patients. This study aimed to evaluate whether a multigene assay Curebest™ 95GC Breast (95GC) can identify the risk of recurrence and provide more insights into the requirements for chemotherapy in patients. Methods This single-arm retrospective multicenter joint study included patients with ER-positive, node-negative breast cancer who were treated at five facilities in Japan and had received endocrine therapy alone as adjuvant therapy. The primary lesion specimens obtained during surgery were analyzed using the 95GC breast cancer multigene assay. Based on the 95GC results, patients were classified into low-risk (95GC-L) and high-risk (95GC-H) groups. Results The 10-year relapse-free survival rates were 88.4 and 59.6% for the 95GC-L and 95GC-H groups, respectively. Histologic grade, Ki-67, and PAM50 exhibited a significant relationship with the 95GC results. The segregation into 95GC-L and 95GC-H groups within established clinical factors can identify subgroups of patients using histologic grade or PAM50 classification with good prognosis without receiving chemotherapy. Conclusions Based on the results of our retrospective study, 95GC could be used to evaluate the long-term prognosis of ER-positive, node-negative breast cancer. Even though further prospective validation is necessary, the inclusion of 95GC in clinical practice could help to select optimal treatments for breast cancer patients and identify those who do not benefit from the addition of chemotherapy, thus avoiding unnecessary treatment.


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