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Table 3 Agreement among methods for measuring HER2

From: Molecular subtypes of breast cancer in relation to paclitaxel response and outcomes in women with metastatic disease: results from CALGB 9342

Method

Cohen's kappa

Sensitivity

Specificity

FISH versus CB11

83.0% (SE 5.3%)

97%

93%

HercepTest versus FISH

   

   (0–1 versus 2–3) versus FISH

72.0% (SE 6.2%)

92%

87%

   (0–2 versus 3) versus FISH

79.2% (SE 6.0%)

78%

97%

HercepTest versus CB11

   

   (0–1 versus 2–3) versus CB11

70.0% (SE 6.3%)

100%

85%

   (0–2 versus 3) versus CB11

84.2% (SE 5.4%)

90%

96%

  1. FISH, fluorescent in situ hybridization; SE, standard error for Cohen's kappa.