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High-content, cell-by-cell assessment of HER2 overexpression and amplification: a tool for intratumoral heterogeneity detection in breast cancer

Huu Tuan Nguyen  
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Migliozzi, Daniel  
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Bisig, Bettina
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May 1, 2019
Laboratory Investigation

Immunohistochemistry and fluorescence in situ hybridization are the two standard methods for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) assessment. However, they have severe limitations to assess quantitatively intratumoral heterogeneity (ITH) when multiple subclones of tumor cells co-exist. We develop here a high-content, quantitative analysis of breast cancer tissues based on microfluidic experimentation and image processing, to characterize both HER2 protein overexpression and HER2 gene amplification at the cellular level. The technique consists of performing sequential steps on the same tissue slide: an immunofluorescence (IF) assay using a microfluidic protocol, an elution step for removing the IF staining agents, a standard FISH staining protocol, followed by automated quantitative cell-by-cell image processing. Moreover, ITH is accurately detected in both cluster and mosaic form using an analysis of spatial association and a mathematical model that allows discriminating true heterogeneity from artifacts due to the use of thin tissue sections. This study paves the way to evaluate ITH with high accuracy and content while requiring standard staining methods.

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research article
DOI
10.1038/s41374-018-0172-y
Web of Science ID

WOS:000465504700011

Author(s)
Huu Tuan Nguyen  
Migliozzi, Daniel  
Bisig, Bettina
de Leval, Laurence
Gijs, Martin A. M.  
Date Issued

2019-05-01

Publisher

NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP

Published in
Laboratory Investigation
Volume

99

Issue

5

Start page

722

End page

732

Subjects

Medicine, Research & Experimental

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Pathology

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Research & Experimental Medicine

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in-situ hybridization

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immunohistochemistry

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fish

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REVIEWED

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LMIS2  
Available on Infoscience
June 18, 2019
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/157459
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