Impact of the Updated 2018 American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists Guideline for Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Testing in Breast Cancer

Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Anqi LiWentao Yang

Abstract

The updated American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists guideline for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) testing in breast cancer requires pathologists to re-evaluate HER2 status. To define HER2 status of breast cancer using immunohistochemistry and fluorescence in situ hybridization. Diagnostic reports of invasive breast cancers made between 2014 and 2018 with HER2 immunohistochemistry and fluorescence in situ hybridization results were retrieved. HER2 status was re-defined using the updated recommendations. Of 2514 tumors, 89.7% (2254 of 2514) suggested for fluorescence in situ hybridization assay were HER2 immunohistochemistry 2+. Approximately 8.9% (225 of 2514) and 1.4% (35 of 2514) of tumors were of immunohistochemistry 0/1+ and 3+, respectively. Based on the average HER2 copy number and HER2:CEP17 ratio, tumors were assigned into 5 groups, including 13.1% (330 of 2514) group 1 tumors, 2.1% (52 of 2514) group 2 tumors, 1.1% (27 of 2514) group 3 tumors, 7.0% (175 of 2514) group 4 tumors, and 76.8% (1930 of 2514) group 5 tumors. In combination with immunohistochemistry, all tumors in group 2 and group 4 changed HER2 status, from positive and equivocal into negative, respectively, whil...Continue Reading

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