Table 3

Concordance of HER2 status* between biopsy and surgical resection specimens

Surgical resection specimen HER2 status
PositiveNegative
Gastric biopsy HER2-statusPositive50
Negative61
  • (p=0.10).

  • * HER2-positive status (immunohistochemistry 3+ or immunohistochemistry 2+/fluorescence in situ hybridisation-amplified) as defined in the Trastuzumab for Gastric Cancer trial.