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Erschienen in: Virchows Archiv 4/2016

13.01.2016 | Original Article

A significant subgroup of resectable gallbladder cancer patients has an HER2 positive status

verfasst von: Hiroshi Yoshida, Kazuaki Shimada, Tomoo Kosuge, Nobuyoshi Hiraoka

Erschienen in: Virchows Archiv | Ausgabe 4/2016

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Abstract

Gallbladder cancer (GBC) has a poor prognosis, and new targeted therapeutic options are needed. We investigated the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) status and its clinicopathological significance in a large cohort of GBC patients. We assessed HER2 expression in a consecutive series of 211 GBC cases by immunohistochemistry (IHC), paying particular attention to intratumoral heterogeneity. HER2 gene amplification was analyzed by dual-color fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). An HER2 positive status was called when the IHC score was 3+ or when the IHC score was 2+, and FISH was positive. Correlations were analyzed between HER2 status and clinicopathological parameters including survival. The HER2 IHC score was 0 in 144 (68.2 %), 1+ in 28 (13.3 %), 2+ in 14 (6.6 %), and 3+ in 25 cases (11.8 %). In 20/39 (51 %) of the IHC 2+ and 3+ cases, the staining pattern was heterogeneous. In HER2 IHC score 2+ and 3+ cases, HER2 FISH was positive in 83 % (10/12) and 96 % (24/25), respectively. Altogether, 35/211 cases (16.6 %) were HER2 positive. There was no significant association between HER2 status and clinicopathological variables or survival. We identified a significant subgroup of HER2-positive GBC cases, for whom a clinical trial with anti-HER2 therapy might be considered.
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Metadaten
Titel
A significant subgroup of resectable gallbladder cancer patients has an HER2 positive status
verfasst von
Hiroshi Yoshida
Kazuaki Shimada
Tomoo Kosuge
Nobuyoshi Hiraoka
Publikationsdatum
13.01.2016
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Virchows Archiv / Ausgabe 4/2016
Print ISSN: 0945-6317
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-2307
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-015-1898-1

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