RE: SPAM-LOW: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR

2010-10-14 Thread Patsy Ruegg
: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR Hi, I'm going to have to disagree with this approach. Lumping all specimens into the same procedure (fixation/processing time) is in no way a step toward individualized care that is so often discussed. Doing this ignores the basic fundam

[Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR

2010-10-13 Thread Amos Brooks
to be entirely honest staining times in many cases. I fear you may be oversimplifying the situation and calling it standardization. All the best, Amos Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 08:05:27 -0700 From: "Jesus Ellin" Subject: RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR To: &

RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR

2010-10-13 Thread McMahon, Loralee A
nice A; Joyce Cline; >histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu >Subject: RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR > > > >How much time is the tissue in formalin prior to going in the processor? >Your total time in formalin can not exceed 48 hr. And you will still >

RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR

2010-10-13 Thread Bill B.
histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu >Subject: RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR > > > >How much time is the tissue in formalin prior to going in the processor? >Your total time in formalin can not exceed 48 hr. And you will still >need to validate your process i

RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR

2010-10-13 Thread Kuhnla, Melissa
A; Joyce Cline; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR How much time is the tissue in formalin prior to going in the processor? Your total time in formalin can not exceed 48 hr. And you will still need to validate your process if you

RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR

2010-10-13 Thread Bernice Frederick
ssa; Phyllis Thaxton; Mahoney,Janice A; Mike Pence; Joyce Cline; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR OK I usually do not like to chime in on this, but here I go. How can a true validation of a specific target be obtained if the wiggle ro

Re: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR

2010-10-13 Thread Phyllis Thaxton
: Wed, October 13, 2010 9:39:21 AM Subject: Re: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR Phyllis: The time required in NBF is not 8 hours only, that is exactly what the regulations are trying to avoid, i.e. incomplete fixation. René J. --- On Wed, 10/13/10, Phyllis Thaxton wrote

RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR

2010-10-13 Thread Jesus Ellin
@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR For the weekend, we have our processor set for 36 hours in formalin and then a hold in 70%. This allows for complete fixation and cuts down on prolonged time in 70% From: Phyllis

RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR

2010-10-13 Thread Mike Pence
al Message- From: Kuhnla, Melissa [mailto:melissa.kuh...@chsli.org] Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 9:45 AM To: Phyllis Thaxton; Mahoney,Janice A; Mike Pence; Joyce Cline; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2

RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR

2010-10-13 Thread Kuhnla, Melissa
: Kuhnla, Melissa; Mahoney,Janice A; Mike Pence; Joyce Cline; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR We run a weekend (Friday til Monday AM) breast run where the tissues are in 10% NBF for 8 hours, then in 70% alcohol for 48 hours in

RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR

2010-10-13 Thread Tench, Bill
; Mahoney,Janice A; Mike Pence; Joyce Cline; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR  We run a weekend (Friday til Monday AM)  breast run where the tissues are in 10% NBF for 8 hours, then in 70% alcohol for 48 hours in order to complete

Re: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR

2010-10-13 Thread Rene J Buesa
Phyllis: The time required in NBF is not 8 hours only, that is exactly what the regulations are trying to avoid, i.e. incomplete fixation. René J. --- On Wed, 10/13/10, Phyllis Thaxton wrote: From: Phyllis Thaxton Subject: Re: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR To: "K

Re: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR

2010-10-13 Thread Phyllis Thaxton
From: "Kuhnla, Melissa" To: "Mahoney,Janice A" ; Mike Pence ; Joyce Cline ; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Tue, October 12, 2010 12:02:32 PM Subject: RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR I disagree.  Prolonged formalin f

RE: SPAM-LOW: RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR

2010-10-12 Thread Patsy Ruegg
: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 11:03 AM To: Mahoney,Janice A; Mike Pence; Joyce Cline; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: SPAM-LOW: RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR I disagree. Prolonged formalin fixation (over 48 hrs), diminishes signals -Original Message

RE: SPAM-LOW: RE: [SPAM-HC] - RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR - Email found in subject

2010-10-12 Thread Patsy Ruegg
; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: SPAM-LOW: RE: [SPAM-HC] - RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR - Email found in subject Yes, but they didn't include HER2 officially. Those guidelines are still to come is my understanding. And then there is documenting the "co

RE: [SPAM-HC] - RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR - Email found in subject

2010-10-12 Thread Weems, Joyce
h Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 14:18 To: teri.hall...@midmichigan.org; janice.maho...@alegent.org; mpe...@grhs.net; joyce.cl...@wchsys.org; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [SPAM-HC] - RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR - Email found in subject In the summ

RE: [SPAM-HC] - RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR - Email found in subject

2010-10-12 Thread Mike Pence
...@wchsys.org; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [SPAM-HC] - RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR - Email found in subject In the summer of this year, ASCO/CAP issued new guidelines for proper handling of breast specimens to improve the accuracy of ER and PR status

RE: [SPAM-HC] - RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR - Email found in subject

2010-10-12 Thread Cazares, Ruth
M-HC] - RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR - Email found in subject Sorry Jan, ASCO/CAP Guideline Recommendations for HER2 in Breast Cancer Article Table 6. Sample Exclusion Criteria to Perform or Interpret a HER2 FISH Assay Item #3 Tissue fixed for prolonged intervals i

RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR

2010-10-12 Thread Kuhnla, Melissa
27;; Joyce Cline; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR Formalin fixation time does not impact the results of FISH as it does IHC. Jan M Omaha -Original Message- From: Mike Pence [mailto:mpe...@grhs.net] Sent: Tuesday, October 1

RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR

2010-10-12 Thread Mahoney,Janice A
Thank you. Jan From: teri.hall...@midmichigan.org [mailto:teri.hall...@midmichigan.org] Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 11:57 AM To: Mahoney,Janice A; mpe...@grhs.net; joyce.cl...@wchsys.org; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR

RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR

2010-10-12 Thread Teri . Hallada
From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu on behalf of Mahoney,Janice A Sent: Tue 10/12/2010 12:05 PM To: 'Mike Pence'; Joyce Cline; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR Formalin fix

RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR

2010-10-12 Thread Weems, Joyce
.edu] On Behalf Of Mahoney,Janice A Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 10:25 AM To: 'Joyce Cline'; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR We have decided to reflex to FISH those breasts that do not fall within the recommended forma

RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR

2010-10-12 Thread Mahoney,Janice A
On Behalf Of Mahoney,Janice A Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 10:25 AM To: 'Joyce Cline'; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR We have decided to reflex to FISH those breasts that do not fall within the recommended formalin f

RE: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR

2010-10-12 Thread Mike Pence
t: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 10:25 AM To: 'Joyce Cline'; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR We have decided to reflex to FISH those breasts that do not fall within the recommended formalin fixation time. We do work on Saturda

[Histonet] RE: New Cap Guidelines for Her2 and ER/PR

2010-10-12 Thread Mahoney,Janice A
We have decided to reflex to FISH those breasts that do not fall within the recommended formalin fixation time. We do work on Saturdays so it is only the rare 3 day weekends that this comes into play. Jan M Omaha -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailt