Comparison of immunohistochemistry with PCR for assessment of ER, PR, and Ki-67 and prediction of pathological complete response in breast cancer

BMC Cancer - 2017
Hans‐Peter Sinn1, Andreas Schneeweiß2, Marius Keller1, Kornelia Schlombs3, Mark Laible3, Julia Seitz2, Sotirios Lakis4, Elke Veltrup4, Peter Altevogt5, Sebastian Eidt6, Ralph M. Wirtz6, Frederik Marmé2
1Institute of Pathology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 220-221, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
2National Center for Tumor Diseases, University-Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 460, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
3BioNTech Diagnostics GmbH, 55131, Mainz, Germany
4STRATIFYER Molecular Pathology GmbH, Werthmannstr. 1c, 50935, Köln, Germany
5German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
6Department of Pathology, St. Elisabeth-Krankenhaus, Werthmannstr. 1c, 50935, Köln, Germany

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