Confirmation of a low HER2 positivity rate of breast carcinomas - limitations of immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Accurate assessment of the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) of invasive breast cancer is essential to treatment decisions since the advent of targeted therapy with the humanized monoclonal antibody trastuzumab and the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-07-01
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Series: | Diagnostic Pathology |
Online Access: | http://www.diagnosticpathology.org/content/5/1/50 |