Would you send Oncotype Dx for a premenopausal patient with a pT2N0 ER/PR+ lobular breast cancer that was diagnosed during the first trimester of pregnancy?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Community Practice
This is a complicated question. I feel as though more information would be helpful. I will try to address specifics that I consider when managing such cases that I hope are helpful. Appreciate others' thoughts as well.
First, how sure are we that this patient is N0? I cannot count the number ...
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Medical Oncologist at Locum Tenens Thanks for this great review.
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Community Practice
I would not. I do not believe that Oncotype is validated in pregnancy.Oncotype, like other molecular prognostic assays, is valuable in its prognostication for lobular cancer. Studies about its predictive value in ILC have been less conclusive (Chen et al., PMID 30565472), and few ILCs are classified...
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Medical Oncologist at Alvin & Lois Lapidus Cancer Institute Northwest Hospital Please discuss your approach towards the managemen...
Medical Oncologist at Breastlink Medical Group From the synopsis, it appears she already had surg...
Medical Oncologist at Avita Health System It's a good question. I assumed since the patient ...
Medical Oncologist at Highlands Oncology Group Terminate the pregnancy due to a T2 ILC? Why would...
Thanks for this great review.