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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Oncol. 2013 Mar;8(3):322–328. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e31827db604

Table 3.

ALK Immunohistochemistry as compared to ALK FISH results following comprehensive molecular and clinical review of discrepant cases.

ALK FISH
ALK Immunohistochemistry Positive Negative Total
Negative 1 162 163
Low (1+) 4 0 4
High (2+) 9 0 9
Total Positive 13 0 13
Total 14 162 176*
*

Total case tally does not include 10 cases that were insufficient either by FISH and/or IHC.