Table 1 Details of the seven patients (from 431 patients registered and tested centrally) with discrepant oestrogen receptor results
Central ER results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient | ER status | Allred score | % Tumour cell positivity | Comment |
A | Negative | 0 | 0 | Two clonality distinct tumours – part positive and part negative for ER. Original ER on core biopsy. |
B | Negative | 0 | 0 | ER repeated in local laboratory on core biopsy using different antibody/clone and negative staining for ER confirmed. |
C | Negative | 0 | 0 | ER retested locally and confirmed to be negative. |
D | Negative | 0 | 0 | |
E | Negative | 0 | 0 | Heterogenous tumour, at least focally ER-negative. |
F | Negative | 0 | 0 | |
G | Negative | 0 | 0 | Three tumours: two eligible, one ineligible |
