PUBLICATIONS & ABSTRACTS: CLINICAL EVIDENCE
100s of extensive peer reviewed publications and studies utilizing MammaPrint + BluePrint have observed benefits from treatment in the following areas of clinical utility:

Scientific evidence for clinical utility.
By continually expanding and strengthening our database of proven research including 20+ years of clinical validation and 200+ research collaborations, we have gained widespread trust in the precision, accuracy and quality of our MammaPrintยฎ and BluePrintยฎ test suite.
Evidence
A Prospective Evaluation of a Breast Cancer Prognosis Signature in the Observational RASTER Study
PUBLICATION: Int J Cancer. 2013 Aug 15;133(4):929-36. doi: 10.1002/ijc.28082. Epub 2013 Mar 4. AUTHORS: Drukker C.A., Bueno-de-Mesquita J.M., Retรจl V.P., van Harten W.H., van Tinteren H., Wesseling J., Roumen R.M., Knauer M., van't Veer L.J., Sonke G.S., Rutgers E.J., van de Vijver M.J., Linn S.C. SUMMARY: A prospective community based Read More
MammaPrint Feasibility in a Large Tertiary Urban Medical Center: An Initial Experience
PUBLICATION: Scientifica (Cairo). 2012; 2012: 942507. Published online 2012 Dec 31. doi: 10.6064/2012/942507. AUTHORS: C. Francisco Espinel, Shaughn Keating, Hanina Hibshoosh, Bret Taback, Kathie-Ann Joseph, Mahmoud El-Tamer, and Sheldon Feldman SUMMARY: This study indicates that using MP/TP assay is feasible in a tertiary care center but there may be utility Read More
Additional Value of the 70-gene Signature and Levels of ER and PR for the Prediction of Outcome in Tamoxifen-Treated, ER-Positive Breast Cancer
PUBLICATION: The Breast. 2012 Dec;21(6):769-78. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2012.04.010. Epub 2012 Jun 26. AUTHORS: Kok M., Koornstra R.H., Mook S., Hauptmann M., Fles R., Jansen M.P., Berns E.M., Linn S.C., Van 't Veer L.J. SUMMARY: In the series analysed, the 70-gene signature was mainly a prognostic factor, while ER and PR levels Read More
Lobular Histology and Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Invasive Breast Cancer
PUBLICATION: Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2012 Nov;136(1):35-43. doi: 10.1007/s10549-012-2233-z. Epub 2012 Sep 8. AUTHORS: Lips E.H., Mukhtar R.A., Yau C., de Ronde J.J., Livasy C., Carey L.A., Loo C.E., Vrancken-Peeters M.J., Sonke G.S., Berry D.A., Van't Veer L.J., Esserman L.J., Wesseling J., Rodenhuis S., Shelley Hwang E.; I-SPY TRIAL Investigators. Read More
Comparison of Molecular Subtyping with BluePrint, MammaPrint, and TargetPrint to Local Clinical Subtyping in Breast Cancer Patients
PUBLICATION: Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Oct;19(10):3257-63. doi: 10.1245/s10434-012-2561-6. Epub 2012 Aug 15. AUTHORS: Nguyen B., Cusumano P.G., Deck K., Kerlin D., Garcia A.A., Barone J..L, Rivera E., Yao K., de Snoo F.A., van den Akker J., Stork-Sloots L., Generali D. SUMMARY: The concordance between BluePrint and IHC/FISH subtyping was 94% Read More
Economic Evaluation of the 70-gene Prognosis-Signature (MammaPrintยฎ) in Hormone Receptor-Positive, Lymph Node-Negative, Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Type 2-Negative Early Stage Breast Cancer in Japan
PUBLICATION: Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2012 Jun;133(2):759-68. doi: 10.1007/s10549-012-1979-7. AUTHORS: Kondo M., Hoshi S.L., Ishiguro H., Toi M. SUMMARY: The introduction of the assay into Japanese practice of ER+, LNโ, HER2โ ESBC treatment by including it to Japanโs social health insurance benefit package has a reasonable chance to be judged Read More
A Diagnostic Gene Profile for Molecular Subtyping of Breast Cancer Associated with Treatment Response
PUBLICATION: Breast Cancer Res Treat (2012) 133: 37-47 AUTHORS: Oscar Krijgsman, Paul Roepman, Wilbert Zwart, Jason S. Carroll, Sun Tian, Femke A. de Snoo, Richard A. Bender, Rene Bernards, Annuska M. Glas ABSTRACT: Classification of breast cancer into molecular subtypes maybe important for the proper selection of therapy, as Read More