Patterns of HER2 testing in the management of primary breast cancer
Pensa M, Swede H, Brockmeyer JA, Gregorio DI. Patterns of HER2 testing in the management of primary breast cancer. Cancer Epidemiology 2009, 33: 113-117. PMID: 19679057, DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2009.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLymph node statusHER2 testingNode statusTumor gradeBreast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) statusEpidermal growth factor receptor 2 statusPrimary invasive breast carcinomasWhite womenReceipt of testingConnecticut Tumor RegistryYear of diagnosisInvasive breast cancerPopulation-based patternsPrimary breast cancerTime of diagnosisBreast cancer patientsEstrogen receptor statusTumors of patientsInvasive breast carcinomaAfrican American womenWomen’s prognosisClinicopathologic factorsER statusReceptor status