TABLE 1

Study Participant and Tumor Characteristics

CharacteristicData
Age range (y)32–79 (median, 55)
Female (n)28 (28/28 = 100%)
Race (n)
 Caucasian17 (17/28 = 61%)
 Black9 (9/28 = 32%)
 Asian1 (1/28 = 4%)
 Hispanic1 (1/28 = 4%)
Histology (n)
 IDC21 (21/29 = 72%)
 ILC4 (4/29 = 14%)
 Mixed (IDC and ILC)4 (4/29 = 14%)
Histologic grade (n)
 12 (2/29 = 7%)
 215 (15/29 = 52%)
 311 (11/29 = 38%)
 Not graded1 (1/29 = 3%)
AJCC tumor anatomic stage  group* (n)
 1A9 (9/29 = 31%)
 2A9 (9/29 = 31%)
 2B7 (7/29 = 25%)
 3A2 (2/29 = 7%)
 3B1 (1/29 = 4%)
 IV1 (1/29 = 4%)
Receptor status (n)
 ER+ or PR+/HER2−20 (20/29 = 69%)
 HER2+5 (5/29 = 17%)
 Triple-negative (ER−/PR−/HER2−)4 (4/29 = 14%)
  • * According to AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, 8th ed.

  • AJCC = American Joint Committee on Cancer; PR = progesterone receptor; HER2 = human epidermal growth factor receptor 2.