Scientific evidence

Expanded evidence that the 31-gene expression profile test provides clinical utility for melanoma management in a multicenter study

Feb 2022

Final report from a prospective study assessing the impacy of 31-GEP testing results on clinical management decisions including changes in imaging, laboratory work, and frequency of office visits. Outcomes data included.

Author: Dillon L, et al.

Publication: Current Medical Research and Opinion

Attitudes of patients with cutaneous melanoma toward prognostic testing using the 31-gene expression profile test

Oct 2021

Patient survery performed in conjunction with Melanoma Research Foundation on patient attitudes towards prognostic testing 

Author: Ahmed K, et al.

Publication: Cancer Medicine

The 31-gene expression profile stratifies recurrence and metastasis risk in patients with cutaneous melanoma

Sep 2021

DecisionDx-Melanoma significantly stratified patient risk for RFS, DMFS, and MSS (p < 0.001) and was a significant, independent predictor of metastatic recurrence (hazard ratio: 5.38; p = 0.014).

Author: Jarell A, et al.

Publication: Future Oncology

Integrating 31-Gene expression profiling with clinicopathologic features to optimize cutaneous melanoma sentinel lymph node metastasis prediction

Sep 2021

Validation of integrated 31-GEP (i31-GEP) neural network algorithm incorporating clinicopathologic factors with the continuous 31-GEP score for personalized SLNB positivity risk assessment.

Author: Whitman E, et al.

Publication: JCO Precision Oncology

Long-term outcomes in a multicenter, prospective cohort evaluating the prognostic 31-gene expression profile for cutaneous melanoma

Apr 2021

Prospective analysis reporting long-term outcomes for patients tested with DecisionDx-Melanoma (follow-up to study first published as Hsueh, 2017).

Author: Hsueh E, et al.

Publication: JCO Precision Oncology

Utility of a 31-gene expression profile for predicting outcomes in patients with primary cutaneous melanoma referred for sentinel node biopsy

Mar 2021

GEP class was predictive of RFS and DMFS and independently predicted relapse in AJCC “low risk” (stages IA-IIA) patients.

Author: Arnot S, et al.

Publication: The American Journal of Surgery

Assessment of the 31-gene expression profile test by dermatologists: a cross-sectional survey from national dermatology conferences

Mar 2021

Survey to assess the professional understanding, opinions, and clinical usage of the 31-GEP test by dermatologists.

Author: Marson J, et al.

Publication: SKIN: Journal of Cutaneous Melanoma

Risk stratification of patients with stage I cutaneous melanoma using 31-gene expression profiling

Jan 2021

Examined the prognostic value of the 31-gene expression profile (31-GEP) test for the risk of recurrence in stage I CM patients according to 31-GEP class. 

Author: Martin B, et al.

Publication: Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology

A dermatologist’s guide to implementation of gene expression profiling in the management of melanoma

Nov 2020

Expert panel of 5 leading dermatologists with 31-GEP experience convened to review literature and create a shared decision-making model/algorithm.

Author: Kwatra S, et al.

Publication: Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology

Integrating the melanoma 31-gene expression profile test with surgical oncology practice within national guideline and staging recommendations

Oct 2020

Define changes in clinical management resulting from the use of the prognostic 31-gene expression profile (31-GEP) test for cutaneous melanoma in a surgical oncology practice.

Author: Hyams D, et al.

Publication: Future Oncology

Integration of a 31-gene expression profile into clinical decision-making in the treatment of cutaneous melanoma

Aug 2020

Retrospective review and early experience in utilizing 31-GEP in intermediate melanomas and its effect on clinical management.

Author: Scott A, et al.

Publication: The American Surgeon

A systematic review and meta-analysis of gene expression profiling for primary cutaneous melanoma prognosis

May 2020

Systematic review of available evidence on GEP for prognosis. Included meta-analysis of 6 studies on the 31-GEP. Clinical implications show that 31-GEP can better assess prognosis leading to more appropriate patient management.

Author: Litchman G, et al.

Publication: SKIN: Journal of Cutaneous Melanoma