Oncotype Dx test is done to for the following in breast cancer:
(A) Chemotherapy in hormone receptor positive patients (B) Hormone therapy in hormone positive (C) Chemotherapy in hormone receptor negative patients (D) Herceptin in Her-2-neu +ve.
(A) Ans: A. Chemotherapy in hormone receptor positive patients(Ref Harrison I9/e p528; DX:Multigene tests.Uses:To guide chemotherapy decisions for,Node-negative cases.Hormone receptor-positive cases.HER2-negative breast cancer.Used clinically for early-stage breast cancer predicting recurrence risk & guide adjuvant chemotherapy decisions.