Scientific evidence

A prospective, multi-center clinical utility study demonstrates that the 40-gene expression profile (40-GEP) test impacts clinical management for medicare-eligible patients with high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC)

Nov 2022

The incidence and mortality rates of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) in the Medicare population are rapidly increasing. The current national guidelines are broad and the available staging systems for stratification are inadequate to accurately guide patient management. 

Author: Saleeby E, et al.

Publication: Skin

Real-world evidence shows clinicians appropriately use the prognostic 40-gene expression profile (40-GEP) test for high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) patients

Sep 2022

Treatment decisions for patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) are traditionally based upon clinicopathologic risk factors and staging systems. Due to the accuracy limitations of these resources in predicting poor outcomes, there is a clinically significant need for more accurate methods of risk assessment. 

Author: Hooper P, et al.

Publication: Cancer Investigation

Analytical validity of DecisionDx-SCC, a gene expression profile test to identify risk of metastasis in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) patients

Feb 2022

To improve identification of patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) at high risk for metastatic disease, the DecisionDx-SCC assay, a prognostic 40-gene expression profile (40-GEP) test, was developed and validated.

Author: Borman S, et al.

Publication: Diagnostic Pathology

Current methods and caveats to risk factor assessment in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC): a narrative review.

Feb 2022

Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is the second most common form of skin cancer, and the number of deaths due to cSCC is estimated to be greater than the number attributed to melanoma.

Author: Farberg A, et al.

Publication: Dermatol Ther

Clinical utility of the 40-gene expression profile (40-GEP) test for improved patient management decisions and disease-related outcomes when combined with current clinicopathological risk factors for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC): case series

Feb 2022

While improvements have been made to risk assessment of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) patients, there is a critical need for a uniform and more precise stratification system of their care. 

Author: Au J, et al.

Publication: Dermatol Ther

Gene expression profiling for metastatic risk in head and neck cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

Jan 2022

Over 50% of newly diagnosed cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) lesions occur in the head and neck (cSCC‐HN), and metastasis to nodal basins in this region further complicates surgical and adjuvant treatment.

Author: Arron S, et al.

Publication: Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol.

Enhanced metastatic risk assessment in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma with the 40-gene expression profile test

Nov 2021

To clinically validate the 40-gene expression profile (40-GEP) test for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma patients and evaluate coupling the test with individual clinicopathologic risk factor-based assessment methods.

Author: Ibrahim S, et al.

Publication: Future Oncology

Clinical considerations for integrating gene expression profiling into cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma management

Jun 2021

Gene expression profile (GEP) testing is now commercially available for metastatic risk prediction in patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) and one or more high-risk factors.

Author: Arron S, et al.

Publication: JDD

Integrating gene expression profiling into NCCN high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma management recommendations: impact on patient management

May 2021

To integrate gene expression profiling into the management of high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) within the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines to improve risk-aligned management recommendations.

Author: Farberg A, et al.

Publication: Curr Med Res Opin

Impact of a prognostic 40-gene expression profiling test on clinical management decisions for high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

May 2021

To determine how results from a prognostic 40-gene expression profiling (40-GEP) test would impact clinician management decisions and how their choices would align with a National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) compliant, risk-directed management plan for high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC).

Author: Litchman G, et al.

Publication: Curr Med Res Opin

Validation of a 40-gene expression profile test to predict metastatic risk in localized high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

Apr 2020

To develop and validate a gene expression profile (GEP) test for predicting risk for metastasis in localized, high-risk cSCC with the goal of improving risk-directed patient management.

Author: Wysong A, et al.

Publication: JAAD

Definitive and postoperative radiation therapy for basal and squamous cell cancers of the skin: executive summary of an American Society for Radiation Oncology Clinical practice guideline

Dec 2019

This guideline reviews the evidence for the use of definitive and postoperative radiation therapy (RT) in patients with basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC).

Author: Likhacheva A, et al.

Publication: Pract Radiat Oncol