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Berg, D.* ; Langer, R.* ; Tran, K.* ; Walch, A.K. ; Schuster, T.* ; Bronger, H.* ; Becker, K.F.*

Protein microarray-based comparison of HER2, estrogen receptor, and progesterone receptor status in core biopsies and surgical specimens from FFPE breast cancer tissues.

Appl. Immunohistochem. 19, 300-305 (2011)
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Currently, core biopsies are routinely used for diagnosis of breast cancer and they are often the only sample for providing prognostic and predictive markers before treatment. However, biopsies may not accurately reflect protein expression profiles from the whole tumor. In the last few years, reverse phase protein arrays (RPPA) have become a very promising tool for biomarker profiling allowing quick, precise, and simultaneous analysis of many components of a protein network. After extraction of full-length proteins from formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues, we compared human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), estrogen receptor (ERα), and progesterone receptor (PGR) expression levels in a series of 35 FFPE breast cancer surgical specimens and their corresponding core biopsies using RPPA. We found a high concordance between protein expression in core biopsies and surgical specimens with concordance and κ-values of 91.4% and κ=0.677 for HER2; 80% and κ=0.587 for ERα; and 82.8% and κ=0.656 for PGR. In this study, we could show that HER2, ERα, and PGR expression can be assessed reliably on core biopsies of FFPE breast cancer tissues using RRPA. These results might facilitate the implementation of RPPA technology in routine clinical settings.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
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Keywords human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissue; reverse phase protein array; immunohistochemsitry; core biopsy; surgical specimen
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1062-3345
e-ISSN 1533-4058
Journal Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology
Quellenangaben Volume: 19, Issue: 4, Pages: 300-305 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Pathology (PATH)
Research Unit Analytical Pathology (AAP)