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A Prospective Cohort Study to Evaluate the Oncotype DX® Test in Early Stage Breast Cancer

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Interventions
Genetic: ONCOTYPEDX Test
Registration Number
NCT01423890
Lead Sponsor
Ontario Clinical Oncology Group (OCOG)
Brief Summary

A prospective population-based cohort study is being conducted in Ontario to evaluate whether the performance of Oncotype DX® changes the treatment recommended and the treatment received in women or men with node negative, ER positive breast cancer who are receiving (or will receive) endocrine therapy and who are candidates for chemotherapy. One thousand eligible consenting women and men will have their tumor tissue specimen sent to Genomic Health where the Oncotype DX® assay will be performed.

Detailed Description

The evidence supporting the adoption of Oncotype DX® is relatively weak by the criteria used by the Ontario Health Technology Advisory Committee (OHTAC). There is only one small published prospective study that reports on Oncotype DX® changing clinical management. The economic models that estimated the potential advantages of using an Oncotype DX® guided treatment strategy may have overestimated the benefits because they assumed that all patients with tumors \>1cm in the absence of Oncotype DX® testing would receive chemotherapy in addition to tamoxifen, and that the magnitude of benefit with chemotherapy over tamoxifen is relatively large, i.e. reduces recurrence risk by 74% and associated with an absolute benefit of 28%. (The benefit comes from one trial and is applied to all patients). It is estimated that there are about 3,300 incident cases with node negative, ER positive, HER2 neu negative tumors annually in Ontario, it is important to evaluate the adoption of this test for decision making in Ontario.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1011
Inclusion Criteria
  • Women or men with histologic evidence of invasive breast cancer (ductal, lobular or mixed disease).

  • Surgical resection including breast conserving surgery or modified radical mastectomy or simple mastectomy, within the last four months.

  • Axillary lymph nodes assessed for tumor by:

    (i) sentinel node biopsy, or (ii) axillary node dissection, or (iii) both

  • Axillary lymph node assessment negative for cancer, or positive only for micrometastases (i.e., cancer <2mm by H&E stain).

  • Tumor is estrogen receptor (ER) positive.

  • Receiving or to receive adjuvant endocrine therapy (i.e., tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitor).

  • Being considered for adjuvant chemotherapy.

Exclusion Criteria
  • Axillary lymph node positive for cancer.
  • Patients with inoperable locally advanced breast cancer.
  • Metastatic breast cancer, including local ipsilateral recurrence.
  • HER2 neu positive.
  • Physician/Patient unwilling to comply with study protocol.
  • Inability to provide informed consent (e.g. dementia or severe cognitive impairment).

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Early Stage Breast CancerONCOTYPEDX TestWomen and men with node negative, ER positive breast cancer who are receiving (or will receive) endocrine therapy, and who are candidates for chemotherapy.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in treatment recommendationOne month

The primary outcome is the change in treatment recommendation by the oncologist and the change in treatment preference of the patient.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Association between Oncotype DX® RS with other estimated risk calculationsOne month

The level of association between the Oncotype DX® RS with estimated recurrence risk calculated by Adjuvant! Online, as well as with traditional factors including tumor size, grade, and HER2 neu.

Change in patient decisional conflictOne month

The change in the level of patient decisional conflict measured by the Decisional Conflict Scale (DCS). Additionally, the DCS has three subscales: uncertainty, effective decision making, and factors contributing to uncertainty. The change in each of these subscales will also be measured.

Robustness of economic model of sequential Adjuvant! Online followed by Oncotype DX®.6 months

To determine the robustness of the economic model of sequential Adjuvant! Online followed by Oncotype DX®.

Trial Locations

Locations (35)

William Osler Health Centre

🇨🇦

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Joseph Brant Hospital

🇨🇦

Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario at Kingston

🇨🇦

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Simcoe Muskoka Cancer Program - Royal Victoria Hospital

🇨🇦

Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Cambridge Memorial Hospital

🇨🇦

Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

Quinte Healthcare Corporation

🇨🇦

Belleville, Ontario, Canada

R.S. McLaughlin Durham Regional Cancer Centre - Lakeridge Health

🇨🇦

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Algoma District Cancer Program - Sault Area Hospital

🇨🇦

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada

Rouge Valley Health System

🇨🇦

Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre

🇨🇦

Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Northeast Cancer Centre of Health Sciences North - Horizon Sante-Nord

🇨🇦

Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

St. Joseph's Healthcare

🇨🇦

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Trillium Health Centre

🇨🇦

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Windsor Regional Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Grey Bruce Health Services

🇨🇦

Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada

Peterborough Regional Health Centre

🇨🇦

Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Princess Margaret Hospital

🇨🇦

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Brantford General Hospital

🇨🇦

Brantford, Ontario, Canada

London Regional Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

London, Ontario, Canada

Juravinski Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Grand River Regional Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

The Ottawa Hospital Regional Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Markham Stouffville Hospital

🇨🇦

Markham, Ontario, Canada

The Credit Valley Hospital

🇨🇦

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Stronach Regional Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

Mackenzie Health

🇨🇦

Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada

Bluewater Health

🇨🇦

Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

The Scarborough Hospital

🇨🇦

Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

Niagara Health System

🇨🇦

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

North York General Hospital

🇨🇦

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto East General Hospital

🇨🇦

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mount Sinai Hospital

🇨🇦

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

St. Michael's Hospital

🇨🇦

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sunnybrook Health Sciences - Odette Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Humber River Regional Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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