Abstract:
:We conducted this study to ascertain the prevalence of erb-b2 gene amplification in breast cancer specimens read as 2+ in immunohistochemical analysis. Slides from patients with metastatic or recurrent breast cancer were eligible for fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) study if they were read as 2+ immunohistochemically for erb-b2 by a certified pathologist. The PathVysion kit (Vysis, Downers Grove, IL) was used for FISH studies. Amplification of the erb-b2 gene was defined as an erb-b2/CEP17 (chromosome 17 centromere) ratio of 2 or more in 30 tumor cells counted. From May 2003 to June 2004, 221 slides were submitted from 24 hospitals around the island. Of 216 successful hybridizations, 96 (44.4%) were determined to be erb-b2 amplified. In addition, the topoisomerase IIa gene was coamplified in 11 (21%) of 53 and deleted in 8 (15%) of 53 erb-b2 amplified cases. The erb-b2 gene amplification rate was very high in cases determined to be 2+ by immunohistochemical analysis; therefore, determination of erb-b2 status by FISH in cases scored 2+ immunohistochemically is strongly recommended.
journal_name
Am J Clin Patholjournal_title
American journal of clinical pathologyauthors
Lan C,Liu JM,Liu TW,Hsu DH,Liang S,Chen JR,Peng JWdoi
10.1309/R2X4KK22QCL7PLMEsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2005-07-01 00:00:00pages
97-102issue
1eissn
0002-9173issn
1943-7722pii
R2X4KK22QCL7PLMEjournal_volume
124pub_type
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