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Patterns of 21-gene assay testing and chemotherapy use in black and white breast cancer patients.
Clinical breast cancer - 1 Apr 2015
Sheppard Vanessa B, O'Neill Suzanne C, Dilawari Asma, Horton Sara, Hirpa Fikru A, Isaacs Claudine
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BACKGROUND: In women with early stage, hormone receptor (HR)-positive (HR(+)) breast cancer, the 21-gene recurrence score (RS) assay quantifies recurrence risk and predicts chemotherapy responsiveness. Recent data suggest that not all women with early-stage, HR(+) disease receive this testing. We examined sociodemographic, clinical, and attitudinal factors associated with RS testing receipt and the RS testing...
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