Implementation of surgeon-initiated Oncotype DX ordering among patients with breast cancer to reduce chemotherapy wait times.
Losk K, Freedman R, Lin N, Golshan M, Lester S, Pochebit S, Natsuhara K, Camuso K, King T, Bunnell C. Implementation of surgeon-initiated Oncotype DX ordering among patients with breast cancer to reduce chemotherapy wait times. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 166-166. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.8_suppl.166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOncotype DX testingChemotherapy initiationMedical oncologistsBreast cancerConsecutive breast cancer patientsAdjuvant chemotherapy initiationBreast cancer patientsOncotype DX resultsPathology reviewClinical outcomesTumor characteristicsMedical oncologyOncotype DXCancer patientsPatient satisfactionSurgery dateSurgical oncologyPatientsTurnaround timeSurgeryIntervention implementationMean timeOncologistsSignificant reductionOrder date