Assessing the Role of 21-Gene Assays in Breast Cancer

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John H. Ward, MD, discusses the role of 21-gene assays in selecting patients with breast cancer for adjuvant chemotherapy treatment.

John H. Ward, MD, Margaret A. Amundsen Endowed Professor of Medicine, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah School of Medicine, discusses the role of 21-gene assays in selecting patients with breast cancer for adjuvant chemotherapy treatment.

Patients who have a low 21-gene recurrence score can be spared chemotherapy. It is predicted that 46% of women with breast cancer can forego chemotherapy, according to Ward.

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