Who should go for Oncotype DX testing?
Oncotype DX testing is used for breast, colon, and prostate cancer. According to the Oncotype IQ website, eligibility for these tests are as follows:
Breast cancer Oncotype DX tests
There are two forms of Oncotype DX testing for breast cancer.
- Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score test: this is used to predict the relevance of chemotherapy and risk of distant cancer recurrence in people with early-stage estrogen receptor(ER)-positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2(HER2)-negative breast cancer.
- Oncotype DX Breast DCIS Score test: provides predictive information about the 10-year recurrence rate and benefit of radiation therapy in people with early-stage ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) cancer.