ROS1 by IHC-12379 - Technical & interpretation

Test info

  
ROS1 by IHC
  
12379 - Technical & interpretation
  
LAB12379
  
  • All IHC stains will include a positive control tissue
  

The ROS1 IHC test is a screening test. All cases considered to be positive for ROS1 IHC must be confirmed by ROS1 FISH testing in order to determine eligibility for crizotinib therapy.

Specimen

  
Tissue
  

Submit a formalin-fixed, parafin embedded (FFPE) tissue block

  

Formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue block

  

FFPE tissue section mounted on a charged, unstained slide

  

Ambient (preferred)

Performance

  
AHL - Immunohistochemistry
  
Mo - Fr
  
1 - 2 days
  

Immunohistochemical staining and microscopic examination

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

Antibody

  • Cell Signaling Technology (clone D4D6)
  • Rabbit monoclonal antibody
  • RUO

Specifications

  • The incidence of ROS1 gene rearrangements in lung adenocarcinomas is estimated to range from 1-2%
  • ROS1 is a tyrosine kinase and is an insulin receptor
  • The function of ROS1 is undefined, but known to be involved in differentiation of epididymal epithelium
  • ROS1 fusion gene rearrangements have been identified in glioblastoma, ovarian cancer, and in lung adenocarcinoma and lung non-small cell carcinoma NOS

Staining pattern

  • Membranous, cytoplasmic globular, or finely cytoplasmic staining.
  • The corresponding H&E stained section should be reviewed concurrently with the ROS1 IHC stained slide. 


Negative staining

Lack of staining in tumor cells. The literature recommends at least 20 tumor cells be evaluated before calling a case negative.

Examples of ROS1 IHC staining patterns 2
 
a) Diffuse intracytoplasmic globular reactivity
b) Focal intracytoplasmic globular reactivity
c) Reactivity localized to the lateral surface
d) Reactivity localized along the apical surface


Diffuse (a) or focal (b) instracytoplasmic globular reactivity was observed in 6 of 10 CD74-ROS1-positive cancers. Plasma membranous accentuation with a fine granular quality was observed in 3 of 4 EZR-ROS1-positive tumors; reactivity localized to the lateral surface in two cases (c) and along the apical surface in one case (d).

EZR-ROS1 positive signet-ring cell carcinoma (a) showed diffuse but only weak-moderate ROS1 immunoreactivity.

Known stain artifacts

  1. Weak positive staining can be present in alveolar macrophages, reactive type II pneumocyte hyperplasia, and bronchial metaplasia
  2. In bone metastasis, osteoclasts can demonstrate strong positivity
  3. False negative ROS1 IHC results have been reported in signet ring lung adenocarcinomas
  4. The majority of invasive mucinous lung adenocarcinomas will show positivity despite lacking the ROS1 gene rearrangement
  5. Staining of unknown specificity has been observed in cholangiocarcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma and kidney

References

  1. Bubendorf L, Buttner R, Al-Dayel F, et al. Testing for ROS1 in non-small cell lung cancer: a review with recommendations. Virchows Arch 2016;469:489-503.
  2. Yoshida A, Tsuta K, Wakai S. Immunohistochemical detection of ROS1 is useful for identifying ROS1 rearrangements in lung cancers. Modern Pathology 2014;27:711-720

Billing

  
88342 - 1st stain
88341 - each additional stain

Tracking

  
10/28/2017
  
10/19/2018
  
10/02/2020