PUBLICATIONS & ABSTRACTS: CLINICAL EVIDENCE
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Scientific evidence for clinical utility.
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Evidence
The 70-gene Prognosis Signature Predicts Early Metastasis in Breast Cancer Patients Between 55 and 70 Years of Age
PUBLICATION: Ann Oncol. 2010 Apr;21(4):717-22. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdp388. Epub 2009 Oct 13. AUTHORS: Mook S., Schmidt M.K., Weigelt B., Kreike B., Eekhout I., van de Vijver M.J., Glas A.M., Floore A., Rutgers E.J., van 't Veer L.J. SUMMARY: The 70-gene prognosis signature predicts early metastasis in breast cancer patients between 55 Read More
Gene Expression Profiling in Breast Cancer – Design of a Pooled Database to Address Open Questions
PUBLICATION: Eur Surg (2009) 41: 221. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10353-009-0487-4. AUTHORS: M. Knauer, E. Wenzl, E.J.T. Rutgers, S.C. Linn, L.J. van't Veer SUMMARY: A pooled database was constructed containing clinical, pathological and microarray data of 1696 patients. The database will be used to study the performance of the 70-gene profile in patients with Read More
A Gene Expression Profile for Detection of Sufficient Tumour Cells in Breast Tumour Tissue: Microarray Diagnosis Eligibility
PUBLICATION: BMC Med Genomics. 2009 Aug 12;2:52. doi: 10.1186/1755-8794-2-52. AUTHORS: Roepman P., Schuurman A., Delahaye L.J., Witteveen A.T., Floore A.N., Glas A.M. SUMMARY: The developed 13-gene profile provides an objective tool for assessment whether a breast cancer sample contains sufficient tumour cells for microarray diagnostics. Read more: A Gene-Expression Profile... Read More
The 70-gene Prognosis-Signature Predicts Disease Outcome in Breast Cancer Patients with 1-3 Positive Lymph Nodes in an Independent Validation Study
PUBLICATION: Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2009 Jul;116(2):295-302. doi: 10.1007/s10549-008-0130-2. Epub 2008 Jul 27. AUTHORS: Mook S., Schmidt M.K., Viale G., Pruneri G., Eekhout I., Floore A., Glas A.M., Bogaerts J., Cardoso F., Piccart-Gebhart M.J., Rutgers E.T., Van't Veer L.J.; TRANSBIG Consortium. SUMMARY: Among 1-3 LN+ patients, the 10-year distant metastasis-free Read More
Daily Clinical Practice of Fresh Tumour Tissue Freezing and Gene Expression Profiling; Logistics Pilot Study Preceding the MINDACT Trial
PUBLICATION: Eur J Cancer. 2009 May;45(7):1201-1208. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2009.01.004. Epub 2009 Feb 14. AUTHORS: Mook S., Bonnefoi H., Pruneri G., Larsimont D., Jaskiewicz J., Sabadell M.D., MacGrogan G., Van't Veer L.J., Cardoso F., Rutgers E.J. SUMMARY: Tumour samples were obtained in 60 of 64 patients. Among the 60 samples, 11 contained Read More
Constructive Technology Assessment (CTA) as a Tool in Coverage with Evidence Development: The Case of the 70-gene Prognosis Signature for Breast Cancer Diagnostics
PUBLICATION: Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2009 Jan;25(1):73-83. doi: 10.1017/S0266462309090102. AUTHORS: Retèl V.P., Bueno-de-Mesquita J.M., Hummel M.J., van de Vijver M.J., Douma K.F., Karsenberg K., van Dam F.S., van Krimpen C., Bellot F.E., Roumen R.M., Linn S.C., van Harten W.H. SUMMARY: Differences in speed of implementation and influenced treatment Read More
Clinical Application of the 70-gene Profile: The MINDACT Trial
PUBLICATION: J Clin Oncol. 2008 Feb 10;26(5):729-35. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2007.14.3222. AUTHORS: Cardoso F., Van't Veer L., Rutgers E., Loi S., Mook S., Piccart-Gebhart M.J. SUMMARY: Its prospective validation is currently ongoing through the MINDACT (Microarray in Node-Negative Disease May Avoid Chemotherapy) trial, a 6,000-patient randomized, multicentric trial. This article reviews the Read More

