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ERBB2

CIViC ID: 20 · Entrez: 2064

Aliases: CD340,HER-2,HER-2/neu,HER2,MLN 19,NEU,NGL,TKR1,ERBB2,VSCN2,c-ERB-2,c-ERB2,MLN-19,p185(erbB2)

Description

ERBB2, commonly referred to as HER2, is amplified and/or overexpressed in 20-30% of invasive breast carcinomas. HER2-positive breast cancer is treated in a separate manner from other subtypes of breast cancer and commonly presents as more aggressive disease. Metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer is now commonly treated with HER2-targeted therapy. Apart from being amplified/overexpressed, ERBB2 activating mutations have been shown to have clinical importance in HER2-negative breast cancer. These mutations have shown sensitivity to the tyrosine kinase inhibitor neratinib, and highlight the importance of clinical sequencing efforts in treating breast cancer.

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