Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) status in breast cancer: practice points and challenges
Issued Date
2024-01-01
Resource Type
ISSN
03090167
eISSN
13652559
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85195451811
Pubmed ID
38845396
Journal Title
Histopathology
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Histopathology (2024)
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Laokulrath N., Gudi M., Salahuddin S.A., Chong A.P.Y., Ding C., Iqbal J., Leow W.Q., Tan B.Y., Tse G., Rakha E., Tan P.H. Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) status in breast cancer: practice points and challenges. Histopathology (2024). doi:10.1111/his.15213 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/98806
Title
Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) status in breast cancer: practice points and challenges
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Abstract
Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-enriched breast cancer benefits significantly from anti-HER2 targeted therapies. This highlights the critical need for precise HER2 immunohistochemistry (IHC) interpretation serving as a triage tool for selecting patients for anti-HER2 regimens. Recently, the emerging eligibility of patients with HER2-low breast cancers for a novel HER2-targeted antibody–drug conjugate (T-DXd) adds challenges to HER2 IHC scoring interpretation, notably in the 0–1+ range, which shows high interobserver and interlaboratory staining platform variability. In this review, we navigate evolving challenges and suggest practical recommendations for HER2 IHC interpretation.