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I'm looking for thoughts or any expert commentary on the Prelude DX DCISionRT score.
In reviewing the data myself I think it seems very promising, as it now has external validation (something many nomograms and Oncotype DCIS score lacked, as I recall).
I have been integrating the score into my practice for what I perceive to be borderline cases (ie a very small grade 1/2 negative margin in an otherwise healthy 50-60 year old). However, one of my frustrations is that I've seen breast radiologists or surgeons checking this score in the pre-op setting, though this score was designed and validated with post-op clinical factors as well (size, margin). When checked pre-op you either guess at final size or the computer puts in a cohort "average" size to spit out the recurrence score. I've even seen it used in a recurrence case (ie recurrence of DCIS after initial lumpectomy with no radiation...had re-excision lumpectomy and surgeon checked a DCISionRT score which was low risk and said no radiation...I strongly disagreed - it's not relevant in recurrence case, obviously).
I usually see experts comment on these types of things on the mednet or ACR journal advisor, etc, but don't recall seeing it.
Anyone have any thoughts or links to commentary on it?
In reviewing the data myself I think it seems very promising, as it now has external validation (something many nomograms and Oncotype DCIS score lacked, as I recall).
I have been integrating the score into my practice for what I perceive to be borderline cases (ie a very small grade 1/2 negative margin in an otherwise healthy 50-60 year old). However, one of my frustrations is that I've seen breast radiologists or surgeons checking this score in the pre-op setting, though this score was designed and validated with post-op clinical factors as well (size, margin). When checked pre-op you either guess at final size or the computer puts in a cohort "average" size to spit out the recurrence score. I've even seen it used in a recurrence case (ie recurrence of DCIS after initial lumpectomy with no radiation...had re-excision lumpectomy and surgeon checked a DCISionRT score which was low risk and said no radiation...I strongly disagreed - it's not relevant in recurrence case, obviously).
I usually see experts comment on these types of things on the mednet or ACR journal advisor, etc, but don't recall seeing it.
Anyone have any thoughts or links to commentary on it?