HER2 Heterogeneity in Gastric Cancer: A Comparative Study, Using Two Commercial Antibodies.

Due to the highly heterogeneous aspect of GC, at least 3-4 slides should be assessed by IHC, before considering a tumor to be HER2-negative. In cases with small 3+ foci representing less than 5% of tumor and in equivocal (2+) cases, FISH analysis remains the gold standard method.