Abstract PS3-10-24: Biologic and Pathologic Correlations of the HER2DX Genomic Test in HER2+ Disease

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Authors: E. Sanfeliu, Anabel Martínez-Romero, Mercedes Marín‐Aguilera, S. Cobo, B. Gonzalez-Farre, E. Hernandez, Pedro Jares, J.A. Puig‐Butillé, M. Muñoz, R Gómez-Bravo, Marta Tapia, Cristina Tebar
+17 more Cristina Saura, Santiago Escrivá-de-Romaní, Jesús Soberino, Javier Cortés, Selena Morales, Kepa Amillano, Laia Paré, Patricia Villagrasa, William J. Buckingham, F. Pardo, J. Parker, Fara Brasó‐Maristany, E.M. Ciruelos, Rodrigo Sánchez-Bayona, Olga Martínez‐Sáez, J.M. Cejalvo, Aleix Prat
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Abstract

Abstract HER2DX is a genomic test developed to guide treatment decisions in newly diagnosed HER2-positive (HER2+) breast cancer. It analyzes the expression of 27 genes grouped into 4 biological signatures: immune/immunoglobulin (IGG), luminal differentiation, proliferation, and HER2 amplicon expression. The test provides three distinct outputs: a prognostic relapse risk score, a pathologic complete response (pCR) likelihood score, and a quantitative ERBB2 mRNA score. This study investigates the relationship between HER2DX-derived outputs and standard histopathologic features in early-stage HER2+ breast cancer. The standardized HER2DX genomic test provided by Reveal Genomics was performed on paraffin tumor samples from newly diagnosed patients with early-stage HER2+ breast cancer, treated across 24 hospitals from January 2022 to June 2025. Histopathologic evaluation of hematoxylin-eosin-stained slides included tumor grade, stromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) percentage, spatial TIL distribution, and presence of tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS). Hormone receptor (HR) status and Ki67 proliferative index were assessed locally by immunohistochemistry (IHC), while HER2 status was determined using IHC and in situ hybridization. Associations between HER2DX scores and pathologic features were assessed using appropriate statistical tests for continuous variables and categorical comparisons. HER2DX scores and their underlying biological signatures were analyzed in 410 HER2+ tumors. HR+ disease represented 75.7% of cases. The distribution of tumor grade, HER2 IHC status, HR status, Ki67 index, stromal TILs, TLS, and TIL spatial patterns is summarized in the Table. The HER2DX pCR score was significantly associated with all histopathologic features evaluated, the relapse-risk score five of these features (including Ki67 and TILs), and the HER2DX ERBB2 score with HER2 and HR status. Higher stromal TIL levels were moderately correlated with the IGG signature (r=0.59, p

Fields of Study & Subjects

HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes

Publication details

Journal / source
Clinical Cancer Research
Volume
32
Issue
4_Supplement
Pages
PS3–10
Publication date
17 February 2026
Language
EN