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. 2016 Apr 12;11(4):e0153533. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153533

Table 1. Expression of EGFR, HER2 and HER3, and amplification status for HER2 in pancreatobiliary and intestinal type periampullary adenocarcinoma.

PB-type I-type All
n = 110 n = 65 n = 175
Excluded due to neoadjuvant treatment 2 0 2
EGFR IHC score
0 2 (2%) 2 (3%) 4 (2%)
1 18 (17%) 16 (25%) 34 (20%)
2 39 (36%) 22 (35%) 61 (36%)
3 48 (45%) 23 (37%) 71 (42%)
Unassessable 1 2 3
HER2 IHC score
0 48 (44%) 27 (43%) 75 (44%)
1 45 (42%) 23 (37%) 68 (40%)
2 15 (14%) 9 (14%) 24 (14%)
3 0 (0%) 4 (6%) 4 (2%)
Unassessable 0 2 2
HER2 SISH (for IHC 2/3+)
Not amplified 8 (53%) 4 (31%) 12 (43%)
Amplified 1 (7%) 2 (15%) 3 (11%)
Failed SISH 6 (40%) 7 (54%) 13 (46%)
Not assessed 93 52 145
HER3 IHC score
0 67 (63%) 18 (29%) 85 (50%)
1 18 (17%) 12 (19%) 30 (18%)
2 4 (4%) 1 (2%) 5 (3%)
3 18 (17%) 32 (51%) 50 (29%)
Unassessable 1 2 3

IHC: immunohistochemistry. SISH: silver in situ hybridization. Due to rounding effects, percentages may not add up to 100.