Nationwide survey on HER2 and PD-L1 testing practices in gastric cancer across Japan
These findings suggest that not only factors related to specimen preparation, but also biases in evaluation criteria among pathologists may contribute to the significant variability among institutions. Standardization of pre- and post-analytic phases, coupled with appropriate training, is essential to achieve consistent gastric cancer therapy.
Authors
- Hiroyuki Abé (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4513-1007)
- Tetsuo Ushiku (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1763-8380)
- Takeshi Kuwata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0044-953X)
- Ryoji Kushima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3016-2698)
Institutions
- Shiga University of Medical Science (JP)
- Japanese Urological Association (JP)
- National Cancer Center Hospital East (JP)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Gastric Cancer
- Published
- 2024-12-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10120-024-01571-w
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.42
Funders
- University of Tokyo