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Table 1 Characteristics of the first series of 100 ERα-positive breast tumor patients, and relation to RFS

From: Identification of a three-gene expression signature of poor-prognosis breast carcinoma

  

RFS

 

Number of patients

Number of events (%)a

P valueb

Age

  

NS (0.68)

   ≤50

32

11 (34.3)

 

   >50

68

26 (38.2)

 

SBR histological grade c

  

NS (0.14)

   I

16

3 (18.7)

 

   II

51

21 (41.1)

 

   III

26

13 (50.0)

 

Lymph node status

  

0.042

   Node-negative

34

7 (20.5)

 

   Node-positive

66

30 (45.4)

 

Macroscopic tumor size d

  

NS (0.97)

   ≤30 mm

69

26 (37.6)

 

   >30 mm

24

10 (41.6)

 
  1. a: First relapses (local and/or regional recurrences, and/or metastases).
  2. b: Log-rank test. NS, not significant.
  3. c: Scarff Bloom Richardson classification. Information available for 93 patients.
  4. d: Information available for 93 patients.
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