TABLE 1

Patient Characteristics

ParameterData
Breast cancer type
 Invasive carcinoma*84 (82)
 Lobular13 (13)
 Other5 (5)
Tumor characteristics, primary
 Elston grade 18 (8)
 Elston grade 259 (58)
 Elston grade 333 (32)
 Elston grade unknown2 (2)
 HR-negative17 (17)
 HR-positive85 (83)
 HER2-negative78 (76)
 HER2-positive24 (24)
 Triple-negative7 (7)
Metastasis
 HR-negative16 (16)
 HR-positive81 (79)
 HER2-negative77 (75)
 HER2-positive20 (20)
 Triple-negative7 (7)
 Unknown5 (5)
Time to tumor recurrence (mo)77.5 (0.3–293.5)
  • * No special type; previously known as ductal.

  • HR = hormone receptor; HER2 = human epidermal growth factor receptor 2.

  • Qualitative data are numbers followed by percentages in parentheses; continuous data are median followed by range in parentheses. n = 102 patients.