I think it is probably better with the rabbit monoclonal IHC than maybe in the
past. IHC is MUCH cheaper, easier and faster than the FISH. Doing ALK FISH
manually was easier than Her2 FISH manual, but still takes much more time than
any IHC, and is expensive ( but necessary for certain cases). Seems like the
IHC would be nice screen with a reflex to FISH.
Joelle Weaver MAOM, HTL (ASCP) QIHC
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Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 20:15:24 +0000
Subject: RE: [Histonet] ALK IHC
CC:
We are in the process of bringing this on-line. We are using a rabbit
monoclonal (clone D5F3) from Cell Signaling Technologies (Danvers, MA). There
are cases that are obviously positive and then there cases that are "Equivocal"
(like HER2) where you need to do the FISH test. The advantages of the IHC are
less cost, faster result, can be used on specimens with limited tumor cells
present, and it may prove useful for those tumors that show genomic
heterogeneity.
Richard
Richard W. Cartun, MS, PhD
Director, Histology & Immunopathology
Director, Biospecimen Collection Programs
Assistant Director, Anatomic Pathology
Hartford Hospital
80 Seymour Street
Hartford, CT 06102
(860) 972-1596
(860) 545-2204 Fax
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Subject: [Histonet] ALK IHC
Does anyone stain lung cancer specimens for ALK using IHC? If not, any
opinions?
thanks
Mark
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