Here's an excellent reference - Ross JS: "Saving Lives with Accurate HER2
Testing" Am J Clin Pathol 2010;134:183-184.
I quote, "A number of experts in the field have now agreed that a laboratory
performing HER2 testing in the US patient population should have a HER2+ rate
of approximately "16
We are having our inspection this spring and I am working to get all our
procedures, etc. ready. I am having trouble finding benchmark information for
comparison for HER2 to comply with this question - ..."the laboratory at least
annually compares its patient results with published benchmarks,"
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Subject: RE: [Histonet] CAP question ANP.22970
We do this by hand. Usually it involves a summer
: [Histonet] CAP question ANP.22970
How is everyone handling this new question about Annual Result Co
mparison for ER and PR? The question states "...the laboratory at
lea= annually compares its patient results with published
benchmarks, and eva=ates interobs
How is everyone handling this new question about Annual Result Co
mparison for ER and PR? The question states "...the laboratory at
lea= st annually compares its patient results with published
benchmarks, and eva= luates interobserver variability among the
