Initial Trends in the Use of the 21-Gene Recurrence Score Assay for Patients With Breast Cancer in the Medicare Population, 2005-2009.

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Dinan, Michaela A; Mi, Xiaojuan; Reed, Shelby D; Hirsch, Bradford R; Lyman, Gary H; Curtis, Lesley H

Source:

JAMA oncology, Volume 1, Issue 2, p.158-66 (2015)

Abstract:

In 2006, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved coverage for the use of the 21-gene recurrence score (RS) assay in women with early-stage, estrogen receptor-positive, node-negative breast cancers to help guide recommendations for adjuvant chemotherapy. Use of the assay in community settings has not been previously examined in a nationally representative sample of patients.