Three different molecular tests have been validated as providing useful data that can help a man and his doctors to come to decisions about the management and treatment of localized prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Diagnosis, Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Risk | Tagged: Decipher, genetic, genomic, molecular, Oncotype, PROLARIS, test | 2 Comments »
We have recently learned that Medicare will be covering the costs of the Oncotype DX AR-V7 Nucleus Detect™ test for patients with metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) as of December 10, 2018. … READ MORE …
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According to a media release issued yesterday, Genomic Health has now made available a commercial test for risk of the AR-V7 mutation in men with metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). … READ MORE …
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A relatively brief, current, full-text review article by Loeb and Ross is available on the Medscape web site and discusses the three currently available tests for assessment of genomic risk for men with localized forms of prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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The Intergroupe Coopérateur Francophone de Recherche en Onco-urologie (ICFuro) has just published a review of the available evidence on the clinical validity and utility of six prognostic biomarkers available for the assessment of prostate cancer-related risk. … READ MORE …
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A media release issued yesterday by Genomic Health, Inc., has suggested that the multi-gene Oncotype DX® Genomic Prostate Score™ is a strong predictor of risk for the development of metastasis and prostate cancer death in patients with early-stage prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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Regular readers (and others) who are interested in gaining more understanding of the potential clinical utility of the new, gene-based prognostic tests for the management of localized prostate cancer will be interested in reading a new article on the Medscape Oncology web site. … READ MORE …
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Last September we asked whether the Oncotype DX test for risk of prostate cancer developed by Genomic Health was “ready for prime time”. In a media release issued earlier this week, the company said that it was. However, there are a number of unresolved issues that are likely to impact the uptake of this new test. … READ MORE …
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A media release issued yesterday by Genomic Health, Inc. states that its Oncotype DX prostate cancer test has shown positive results in a prospective clinical validation study. Specifically, the company states that “the multi-gene Oncotype DX® Genomic Prostate Score (GPS), assessed in prostate needle biopsy tumor tissue, has been prospectively validated as a predictor of adverse pathology for patients with early-stage prostate cancer.” … READ MORE …
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