Genomic Health Says Gene Test Alters Breast Cancer Therapy
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Genomic Health Inc., maker of a gene test that helps identify which breast cancer patients will benefit from chemotherapy, said using the technology changed treatment choices 33 percent of the time in European studies.
Chemotherapy was used 17 percent less often in Germany and 14 percent less often in the U.K. when breast cancer patients were given the test before their doctors made decisions about how to treat them, the Redwood City, California-based company said in a statement. The findings were presented at the St. Gallen International Breast Cancer Conference in St. Gallen, Switzerland.