Table 5.
Case No. | Formalin | Min. expression (6 h - 1 wk fixation) | Max. expression (6 h - 1 wk fixation) | Fixation period (mo) | Results after long fixation | |
HER-2: | ||||||
12 | 10% F | Score 3+ | Score 3+ | 19 | Score 2+ | |
22 | 10% F | Score 1+ | Score 2+ | 3 | Score 0 | |
26 | 10% NBF | Score 2+ | Score 2+ | 20 | Score 0 | |
27 | 10% NBF | Score 1+ | Score 3+ | 18 | Score 0 | |
31 | 10% NBF | Score 3+ | Score 3+ | 16 | Score 3+ | |
PD-L1: | ||||||
20 | 10% F | 1%-9% | 80% | 28 | 0% | |
30 | 10% NBF | 100% | 100% | 16 | 90% | |
32 | 10% NBF | 70% | 90% | 14 | 70% |
F: Formalin; NBF: Neutral buffered formalin; HER-2: Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; PD-L1: Programmed death-ligand 1.