Dual block HER2 assessment increased HER2 immunohistochemistry positive rate in resected specimens of gastric cancer: a prospective multicenter clinical trial from China

• Main Authors: Chen Xu (Author), Miaomiao Sun (Author), Mei Jin (Author), Zengshan Li (Author), Rong Qin (Author), Guoping Ren (Author), Wenyong Sun (Author), Lirong Chen (Author), Lijuan Luan (Author), Yalan Liu (Author), Dongxian Jiang (Author), Lingli Chen (Author), Rongkui Luo (Author), Yingyong Hou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Former single center studies indicated that HER2 assessment with two primary tumor blocks (dual block HER2 assessment) could be an efficient and practical approach to overcome the adverse impact of heterogeneity and acquire a HER2 positive rate in gastric cancer (GC). This multic...