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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

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)