Comparing Breast Cancer Multiparameter Tests in the OPTIMA Prelim Trial: No Test Is More Equal Than the Others

Conclusions: Existing evidence on the comparative prognostic information provided by different tests suggests that current multiparameter tests provide broadly equivalent risk information for the population of women with estrogen receptor (ER)–positive breast cancers. However, for the individual patient, tests may provide differing risk categorization and subtype information.

Source: JNCI - April 28, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Bartlett, J. M. S., Bayani, J., Marshall, A., Dunn, J. A., Campbell, A., Cunningham, C., Sobol, M. S., Hall, P. S., Poole, C. J., Cameron, D. A., Earl, H. M., Rea, D. W., Macpherson, I. R., Canney, P., Francis, A., McCabe, C., Pinder, S. E., Hughes-Davies Tags: Article Source Type: research