Do you pursue testing for ERBB2 mutations in patients with metastatic breast cancer who are clinically HER2-negative by IHC and FISH?
If so, when? Are there certain ERBB2 mutations that would predict response to trastuzumab and/or neratinib?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
I generally will consider NGS in women with progressive TNBC or progressive ER positive, Her2 negative MBC that has progressed through at least 3-4 hormonal therapies and/or chemotherapies. I find that about 5-10% of these women have mutations in the tyrosine kinase domain of Her2 (a bit higher than...
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