Multigene Expression Assay and Benefit of Radiotherapy After Breast Conservation in Ductal Carcinoma in Situ

Eileen Rakovitch1, Sharon Nofech-Mozes1, Wedad Hanna1

  • 1Affiliations of authors: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada (ER, SNM, WH, ES, LP); Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada (ER, RS, SG, LP); University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (ER, SNM, WH, MCC, LP); Genomic Health, Inc., Redwood City, CA (FLB, DPM, JMA, DBC, SS); University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA (FLB); London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada (AT); Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, ON, Canada (SS); Henderson General Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada (LE); Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada (PAJ); Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada (PAJ); Health Sciences North Sudbury, Sudbury, ON, Canada (MB); Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada (MCC).

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