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© Mesentery and Peritoneum. All rights reserved. Mesentery Peritoneum 2022;6:AB009 | http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/map-22-ab009
AB009. SOH22ABS142.
OncotypeDX© use in patients
diagnosed with early-stage
estrogen receptor positive
breast cancer
James Phelan, Matthew Davey, Ray McLaughlin,
Karl Sweeney, Carmel Malone, Michael Barry,
Maccon Keane, Aoife Lowery, Michael Kerin
Department of Surgery, The Lambe Institute for Translational
Research, National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland
Background: Estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast
cancer is the most common breast cancer molecular
subtype. In recent times, the OncotypeDX© Recurrence
Score (RS) predicts response to chemoendocrine therapies
in early-stage ER+ breast cancers.
Methods: Consecutive female patients diagnosed with
ER+, human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 negative,
lymph node negative (ER+/HER2−/LN−) breast cancer
managed in a single institution between 2005–2015
were included. RS testing was assessed using descriptive
statistics. Survival analyses were performed using log-rank
Kaplan Meier analyses for disease-free survival (DFS) and
overall survival (OS).
Results: A total of 358 patients underwent RS testing, with
a mean RS 18.6±8.1 (range, 3–59). The mean follow up
was 84.1 months. Overall, 85.5% of patients had RS <25
(306/358), of whom 199 received adjuvant chemotherapy
(65.0%). Fourteen and a half percent had RS >25 (52/358)
and 44 received adjuvant chemotherapy (84.6%, 44/52). RS
group (RS <25 versus RS >25) failed to predict DFS or OS
in this cohort (P=0.458). Receiving adjuvant chemotherapy
failed to enhance DFS for those with RS <25 (P=0.588) and
for those with RS >25 (P=0.438). Furthermore, receiving
adjuvant chemotherapy failed to enhance OS for those with
RS <25 (P=0.588) and for those with RS >25 (P=0.438).
All patients received adjuvant endocrine therapy (100%,
358/358).
Conclusions: RS testing is useful in predicting those who
will benefit from chemoendocrine therapy in early-stage
ER+/HER2−/LN−. Patient substratification is crucial to
personalise treatment specic to each patient.
Keywords: Breast; cancer; estrogen; oncotype; score
Acknowledgments
Funding: None.
Footnote
Conicts of Interest: The authors have no conicts of interest
to declare.
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doi: 10.21037/map-22-ab009
Cite this abstract as: Phelan J, Davey M, McLaughlin R,
Sweeney K, Malone C, Barry M, Keane M, Lowery A, Kerin
M. AB009. SOH22ABS142. OncotypeDX© use in patients
diagnosed with early-stage estrogen receptor positive breast
cancer. Mesentery Peritoneum 2022;6:AB009.