articleClinical Cancer ResearchAug 1, 2011BRONZE OA

A New Molecular Predictor of Distant Recurrence in ER-Positive, HER2-Negative Breast Cancer Adds Independent Information to Conventional Clinical Risk Factors

Goethe University Frankfurt · Universität Hamburg · +7 more institutions

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Abstract

PURPOSE: According to current guidelines, molecular tests predicting the outcome of breast cancer patients can be used to assist in making treatment decisions after consideration of conventional markers. We developed and validated a gene expression signature predicting the likelihood of distant recurrence in patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer treated with adjuvant endocrine therapy. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: RNA levels assessed by quantitative reverse transcriptase PCR in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tumor tissue were used to calculate a risk score (Endopredict, EP) consisting of eight cancer-related and three reference genes. EP was combined with nodal status and tumor…

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Keywords
  • Internal medicine
  • Medicine
  • Breast cancer
  • Oncology
  • Adjuvant
  • Colorectal cancer
  • Cancer
  • Estrogen receptor
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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