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Table 4 Malignancies with Negative (n = 24) Internal (in-house) results Pan-TRK IHC expression and NTRK results

From: Validation and interpretation of Pan-TRK immunohistochemistry: a practical approach and challenges with interpretation

Tumor location

Tumor diagnosis

NTRK analysis

Pan-TRK IHC

Reference lab

Pan-TRK IHC

In-house

Breast (n = 1)

Invasive carcinoma, exclude secretory carcinoma

ETV6-NTRK3 FISH negative

-

Negative

Lung (n = 1)

BRG-1 deficient tumor

-

Negative

Negative

Lung (n = 7)

Pulmonary adenocarcinoma

-

Negative

Negative

Pericardial fluid (n = 1)

Pulmonary adenocarcinoma

-

Negative

Negative

Lymph node (n = 1)

Adenocarcinoma with Neuroendocrine differentiation

-

Negative

Negative

Lymph node (n = 2)

Pulmonary adenocarcinoma

-

Negative

Negative

Lung (n = 1)

Colorectal adenocarcinoma

-

Negative

Negative

Bone (n = 1)

Poorly differentiated carcinoma

-

Negative

Negative

Bone (n = 1)

Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma

-

Negative

Negative

Soft tissue (n = 1)

Pulmonary mucinous adenocarcinoma

-

Negative

Negative

Lymph node (n = 1)

Pulmonary adenocarcinoma

-

Negative

Negative

Lymph node (n = 1)

Urothelial adenocarcinoma

-

Negative

Negative

Lung (n = 1)

Adenocarcinoma, unknown origin

-

Negative

Negative

Pleural fluid (n = 2)

Pulmonary adenocarcinoma

-

Negative

Negative

Lung, FNA (n = 1)

Pulmonary adenocarcinoma

-

Equivocal (focal)

Negative

Lung (n = 1)

Adenocarcinoma, Meningothelial-like nodule

Negative for NTRK1-3 fusion by NGS

Positive

Negative