Oncotype DX - great help
Hi - I was diagnosed in February 2014 and had surgery in March. The tumour was removed - 14mm with clear margins; but the dyes did not track to a sentinel node so the surgeon took a sample of nodes. ...
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I had a bilateral lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsies ~6 weeks ago.
RIght: 19mm (& 6mm DCIS) Grade 3, 7 (-) nodes. Clear margins, ER+, PR+ and HER2-
Left: 5mm (& 7.5mm DCIS), Grade 2, 3 (-) nodes. Clear margins, ER+, PR+ and HER2-
I decided to have Oncotype DX BC assay. After 3.5 weeks, yesterday, I received my results (Recurrence Score= 14), and I am waiting for my oncologist to interpret the report for me. From the clinical experience, the patients with RS 14, avg rate of distance recurrence was 9% when they were treated with 5 years of Tamoxifen. I guess I will forgo Chemotherapy, have only radiotherapy and Tamoxifen.