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ArticleBMC cancer2022

Prevalence of Her2-neu status and its clinicopathological association in newly diagnosed gastric cancer patients.

Joseph Kattan, Fady El Karak, Fadi Farhat, Dany Abi Gerges, Walid Mokaddem, Georges Chahine, Saad Khairallah, Najla Fakhruddin, Jawad Makarem, Fadi Nasr

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Article in BMC cancer, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Joseph KattanHôtel-Dieu de France University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon. jkattan62@hotmail.com.
Fady El KarakHôtel-Dieu de France University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon.
Fadi FarhatSaint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Dany Abi GergesDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Middle East Institute of Health, Bsalim, Lebanon.
Walid MokaddemDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Haykal Hospital, Tripoli, Lebanon.
Georges ChahineHôtel-Dieu de France University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon.
Saad KhairallahNational Institute of Pathology, Baabda, Lebanon.
Najla FakhruddinDepartment of Pathology, Hammoud Hospital, Saida, Lebanon.
Jawad MakaremDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Ain W Zain Hospital, Ain W Zain, Lebanon.
Fadi NasrDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Mount Lebanon Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon.
Hammoud Hospital University Medical Center · LBHôtel-Dieu de France · LBMiddle East University · LBSaint Joseph University · LB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study aimed to report the prevalence of HER2-neu in newly diagnosed early or metastatic gastric cancer (GC) patients, to determine the percentage of patients achieving various IHC scores correlating with the ISH results and to establish a database for GC patients in Lebanon.

methodsThis was a national, multicenter, descriptive and cross-sectional study in patients with histologically confirmed early or metastatic GC newly diagnosed. All eligible patients underwent the IHC and ISH tests in a central laboratory. Demographics, medical history and histopathology data were collected.

resultsOne hundred fifty-seven patients were included (mean age at diagnosis: 63 ± 14.1 years) during a 3.5 year period. The prevalence of HER2-neu over expression was 21% (95% CI: 15.3-27.4) using ICH and ISH. Agreement between IHC and ISH results was significantly substantial (kappa = 0.681; p-value < 0.001). Over expressed HER2-neu status was significantly associated with high ECOG performance status only.

conclusionsThe prevalence of HER2-neu over expression in newly diagnosed early or metastatic GC patients seemed to be high in Lebanon. The database generated allows to monitor trends in the epidemiology and management of GC.

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Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesStomach NeoplasmsAgedBiomarkers, TumorCross-Sectional StudiesHumansImmunohistochemistryIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMiddle AgedPrevalenceBiomarkers, TumorErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesGastric cancerHER2-neuImmunohistochemistry (IHC)In-situ hybridization (ISH)Prevalence

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