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ArticleBreast cancer research and treatment2022

Supervised machine learning model to predict oncotype DX risk category in patients over age 50.

Kate R Pawloski, Mithat Gonen, Hannah Y Wen, Audree B Tadros, Donna Thompson, Kelly Abbate, Monica Morrow, Mahmoud El-Tamer

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Article in Breast cancer research and treatment, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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Kate R PawloskiBreast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Mithat GonenBiostatistics Service, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Hannah Y WenDepartment of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Audree B TadrosBreast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Donna ThompsonDepartment of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Kelly AbbateBreast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Monica MorrowBreast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Mahmoud El-TamerBreast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA. eltamerm@mskcc.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2264-9487

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI SELWYN M VICKERS · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
The Mount Sinai Transdisciplinary Center on Early Environmental ExposuresP30ES023515 · NIEHS · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI Chris Gennings · 2014 to 2026
$21.3M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NIH HHS P30ES023515
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeRoutine use of the oncotype DX recurrence score (RS) in patients with early-stage, estrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative (ER+/HER2-) breast cancer is limited internationally by cost and availability. We created a supervised machine learning model using clinicopathologic variables to predict RS risk category in patients aged over 50 years.

methodsFrom January 2012 to December 2018, we identified patients aged over 50 years with T1-2, ER+/HER2-, node-negative tumors. Clinicopathologic data and RS results were randomly split into training and validation cohorts. A random forest model with 500 trees was developed on the training cohort, using age, pathologic tumor size, histology, progesterone receptor (PR) expression, lymphovascular invasion (LVI), and grade as predictors. We predicted risk category (low: RS ≤ 25, high: RS > 25) using the validation cohort.

resultsOf the 3880 tumors identified, 1293 tumors comprised the validation cohort in patients of median (IQR) age 62 years (56-68) with median (IQR) tumor size 1.2 cm (0.8-1.7). Most tumors were invasive ductal (80.3%) of low-intermediate grade (80.5%) without LVI (80.9%). PR expression was ≤ 20% in 27.3% of tumors. Specificity for identifying RS ≤ 25 was 96.3% (95% CI 95.0-97.4) and the negative predictive value was 92.9% (95% CI 91.2-94.4). Sensitivity and positive predictive value for predicting RS > 25 was lower (48.3 and 65.1%, respectively).

conclusionOur model was highly specific for identifying eligible patients aged over 50 years for whom chemotherapy can be omitted. Following external validation, it may be used to triage patients for RS testing, if predicted to be high risk, in resource-limited settings.

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Breast NeoplasmsAgedBiomarkers, TumorErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisSupervised Machine LearningBiomarkers, TumorErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesBreast cancerMachine learningRecurrence scoreRisk prediction

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PMCPMC9281430

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