c-erbB-2 (her2-neu) Test

Company
Schering AG
Use
Used to test for her2-neu oncogene associated with lymph node metastasis
Features
Patients with an over-expression of the resulting protein are good candidates for the drug Herceptin
NIH Contribution
used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes for her2-neu gene
HHS Institute/Agency
NCI
Inventor(s)
C. King
Year
1994
Tech Cat
Diagnostic