2022
The role of HER2 as a therapeutic biomarker in gynaecological malignancy: potential for use beyond uterine serous carcinoma
Talia K, Banet N, Buza N. The role of HER2 as a therapeutic biomarker in gynaecological malignancy: potential for use beyond uterine serous carcinoma. Pathology 2022, 55: 8-18. PMID: 36503635, DOI: 10.1016/j.pathol.2022.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Uterine serous carcinomaRole of HER2Serous carcinomaClinical trialsHER2 overexpressionPrognostic biomarkerTherapeutic targetHigh-grade endometrioid carcinomaEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Vulvar Paget's diseaseGrowth factor receptor 2Time of diagnosisFuture clinical trialsGynaecological cancer careClinical trial dataHER2 protein overexpressionFactor receptor 2P53 mutant tumorsRecurrent diseaseSurvival benefitGynaecological malignanciesPaget's diseaseClinical benefitEndometrial carcinoma
2020
HER2 Testing in Endometrial Serous Carcinoma: Time for Standardized Pathology Practice to Meet the Clinical Demand
Buza N. HER2 Testing in Endometrial Serous Carcinoma: Time for Standardized Pathology Practice to Meet the Clinical Demand. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2020, 145: 687-691. PMID: 32649220, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2020-0207-ra.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrial serous carcinomaSerous carcinomaHER2 protein expressionHER2 testingNational Comprehensive Cancer Network clinical guidelinesProlonged progression-free survivalHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Gene amplificationStandard chemotherapy regimenProgression-free survivalProtein expressionAppropriate patient selectionGrowth factor receptor 2Recent clinical trialsSuccessful clinical outcomeHER2 protein overexpressionFactor receptor 2HER2 scoring criteriaHER2 therapyChemotherapy regimenEndometrial cancerClinical outcomesPatient selectionAggressive subtype