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Are Mammaprint and OncotypeDx as useful in stratifying risk in patients with early stage HR+, HER2 negative lobular carcinomas, as in those with ductal carcinomas?

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Medical Oncology · Penn State College of Medicine
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OncotypDX is not very useful in stratifying patients with early stage HR+ HER 2 negative invasive lobular carcinoma. Several studies (MD Anderson, Penn State) have shown that only 1-2 % of invasive ILC cancers are classified as High risk therefore receiving strong recommendation for chemotherapy. Si...

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