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AlaskaAngel · 10-16-2007, 05:41 PM

No wonder learning about HER2 bc is so confusing!

Steph's quote is of course accurate, in what it says about c-erb2. I should have been very specific in my statement about it. "c-erb2" is another name for HER2/neu -- and I suppose it is used in some contexts as saying the same thing as "HER2/neu test" without actually saying "HER2/neu test . But even when it is, it only would refer to testing that is run on tumor tissue, where the tissue is stained -- and I've never seen it used to refer to serum testing for HER2.

I don't understand what the connection is for PR- or PR+ in this particular report.

Alaskaangel

10-16-2007, 05:41 PM	#22
AlaskaAngel Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Alaska Posts: 2,018	jargon No wonder learning about HER2 bc is so confusing! Steph's quote is of course accurate, in what it says about c-erb2. I should have been very specific in my statement about it. "c-erb2" is another name for HER2/neu -- and I suppose it is used in some contexts as saying the same thing as "HER2/neu test" without actually saying "HER2/neu test . But even when it is, it only would refer to testing that is run on tumor tissue, where the tissue is stained -- and I've never seen it used to refer to serum testing for HER2. I don't understand what the connection is for PR- or PR+ in this particular report. Alaskaangel