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Development of the 21-Gene Assay and Its Application in Clinical Practice and Clinical Trials

Development of the 21-Gene Assay and Its Application in Clinical Practice and Clinical Trials ABSTRACT: Several multigene markers that predict relapse more accurately than classical clinicopathologic features have been developed. The 21-gene assay was developed specifically for patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer, and has been shown to predict distant recurrence more accurately that classical clinicopathologic features in patients with ER-positive breast cancer and negative axillary nodes treated with adjuvant tamoxifen; validation studies in this population led to its approval as a diagnostic test. In a similar population, it also may be used to assess the benefit of adding chemotherapy to hormonal therapy. Other validation studies indicate that it also predicts the risk of distant and local recurrence in other populations with ER-positive disease, including node-negative patients receiving no adjuvant therapy and patients with positive axillary nodes treated with doxorubicin-containing chemotherapy. The Trial Assigning Individualized Options for Treatment (TAILORx) is multicenter trial that integrates the 21-gene assay into the clinical decision-making process and is designed to refine the utility of the assay in clinical practice and to provide a resource for evaluating additional molecular markers as they are developed in the future. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Clinical Oncology Wolters Kluwer Health

Development of the 21-Gene Assay and Its Application in Clinical Practice and Clinical Trials

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Wolters Kluwer Health
Copyright
(C) 2008 American Society of Clinical Oncology
ISSN
0732-183X
eISSN
1527-7755
DOI
10.1200/JCO.2007.15.1068
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Abstract

ABSTRACT: Several multigene markers that predict relapse more accurately than classical clinicopathologic features have been developed. The 21-gene assay was developed specifically for patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer, and has been shown to predict distant recurrence more accurately that classical clinicopathologic features in patients with ER-positive breast cancer and negative axillary nodes treated with adjuvant tamoxifen; validation studies in this population led to its approval as a diagnostic test. In a similar population, it also may be used to assess the benefit of adding chemotherapy to hormonal therapy. Other validation studies indicate that it also predicts the risk of distant and local recurrence in other populations with ER-positive disease, including node-negative patients receiving no adjuvant therapy and patients with positive axillary nodes treated with doxorubicin-containing chemotherapy. The Trial Assigning Individualized Options for Treatment (TAILORx) is multicenter trial that integrates the 21-gene assay into the clinical decision-making process and is designed to refine the utility of the assay in clinical practice and to provide a resource for evaluating additional molecular markers as they are developed in the future.

Journal

Journal of Clinical OncologyWolters Kluwer Health

Published: Feb 10, 2008

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