The need for a quality control of the whole process of immunohistochemistry human epidermal growth factor receptor 2/neu determination: a United Kingdom National External Quality Assessment Service/Italian Network for Quality Assessment of Tumor Biomarkers pilot experience

J Clin Oncol. 2007 Aug 1;25(22):e27-8. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2006.10.5155.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis*
  • Breast Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Breast Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Female
  • Genes, erbB-2*
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry / standards*
  • In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence / standards*
  • Italy
  • Laboratories / standards
  • Patient Selection
  • Pilot Projects
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Quality Control*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Trastuzumab
  • United Kingdom

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Trastuzumab