Pruneri Giancarlo, Lorenzini Daniele, Mastropasqua Mauro G, Perrone Giuseppe, Rizzo Antonio, Santini Donatella, Volpi Chiara C, Cinieri Saverio, Zambelli Alberto, Sapino Anna, Castellano Isabella
Fondazione IRCCS, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy.
University of Milan, School of Medicine, Milan, Italy.
NPJ Breast Cancer. 2023 Jan 25;9(1):3. doi: 10.1038/s41523-023-00506-5.
Multigenic tests represent an essential tool for the selection of adjuvant therapy in estrogen-positive/HER2-negative (ER + /HER2-) early breast cancer (BC). The workflow of these tests, either if they are externalized or carried out in-house, generates a workload for the pathology laboratories, that is often underestimated and may affect timely therapy initiation. Here, we describe the evolving role of pathology laboratories in using multigenic tests and, more in general, in providing adequate tissue for molecular analyses. Moreover, we propose a “reflex testing” model, in which pathologists, based on pre-specified and shared criteria, are expected to action multigene testing independently of multidisciplinary team discussion in ER + /HER2- BC patients, in order to optimize turnaround time and proper therapy intervention.
多基因检测是雌激素受体阳性/人表皮生长因子受体2阴性(ER + /HER2-)早期乳腺癌(BC)辅助治疗选择的重要工具。这些检测的工作流程,无论检测是外包还是在内部进行,都会给病理实验室带来工作量,而这一工作量常常被低估,并且可能影响治疗的及时启动。在此,我们描述了病理实验室在使用多基因检测以及更广泛地在为分子分析提供充足组织方面不断演变的作用。此外,我们提出了一种“反射性检测”模式,即根据预先设定和共享的标准,预计病理学家在ER + /HER2- BC患者中独立开展多基因检测,而无需多学科团队讨论,以优化周转时间和进行适当的治疗干预。
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