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Test ID: FHER2    
HER2 Amplification Associated with Breast Cancer, FISH, Tissue

Secondary ID A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011

81954

NY State Approved Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.

Yes

Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

As a prognostic indicator for patients with both node-positive or node-negative breast cancer(1)

 

To guide therapy, as patients with HER2 amplification may be candidates for Herceptin therapy(1)

 

To confirm the presence of HER2 amplification in cases with 2+ (low-level) or 3+ (high-level) HER2 overexpression by immunohistochemistry(2,3)

Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test

Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) with DNA Probes

Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name

HER2 Amp, Breast Cancer, FISH

Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching

Breast Cancer
Breast Carcinoma
c-erb-b2 Amplification Test (FISH)
FISH for Breast Cancer
FISH with HER-2/neu Gene
FISH with HER2/neu Gene
FISH, HER-2/neu Amp.
FISH, HER2/neu Amp
HER-2/neu Amplification Test (FISH)
HER2/neu Amplification Test (FISH)