Research Article

The Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Screening Tests for Breast Cancer Suggested by the New Updated Recommendation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists Will Involve a Rise of the In-Situ Hybridization Tests for the European Laboratories of Pathology

Table 2

Comparison and correspondence between 2007 and 2013 recommendations systems for immunohistochemistry.

ā€‰ā€‰2013 guidelines
0+1+2+3+Total

2007 guidelines0+1720019
1+052651118
2+00241640
3+00099
Total17548926186

The data shows the changes of 1+ IHC to 2+ IHC ( ) and the 2+ IHC to 3+ IHC ( ), respectively, between the 2007 and the 2013 recommendations.