Definitions for "HER2/neu"
Keywords:  erbb, neu, epidermal, oncogene, ovarian
(her-2 new) Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2. The HER2/neu protein, present in small amounts on normal breast cancer cells, is overexpressed in about 25 percent of metastatic breast, ovarian, pancreatic and colon cancers. Also called c-erbB-2.
an oncogene often expressed by specific tumor types, like breast cancer, ovarian cancer and lung cancer.
Human oncogene found to be in elevated amounts in some women with breast cancer.