Table 1

Antibodies used for immunohistochemical staining

Factor
Antibody
Companya
Dilution
Scoring
Cutoff

HER2
NCL-CB 11
Novocastra
1:40
0, 1, 2, 3
≥ 2+
Top IIa
Ab1, clone SWT3D1
Oncogene
1:40
% stained cells
>10%
Ki 67
Ki 67, clone MIB-1
Dako
1:100
% stained cells
>0%
p53
p53, clone DO-7
Dako
1:200
% stained cells
>5%

HER2, human epithelial growth factor receptor 2; Top IIa, topoisomerase IIα.

aNovocastra, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Oncogene, Cambridge, MA, USA; DAKO, Hamburg, Germany

Schindlbeck et al. Breast Cancer Research 2005 7:R1174   doi:10.1186/bcr1360

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