Table 1 Selected patient and tumor characteristics
N = 1031 | |
|---|---|
Age in years | |
Median (range) | 52.5 (22–79) |
Number of positive nodes | |
Median (range) | 4 (0–43) |
N (%) | |
Randomization group | |
E-T-CMF | 504 (48.9) |
E-CMF | 157 (15.2) |
ET-CMF | 370 (35.9) |
Age | |
<50 | 426 (41.3) |
≥50 | 605 (58.7) |
Menopausal status | |
Premenopausal | 484 (46.9) |
Postmenopausal | 547 (53.1) |
Type of surgery | |
MRM | 706 (68.5) |
Breast-conserving | 325 (31.5) |
Tumor size (cm) | |
≤2 | 320 (31.0) |
2.1-5 | 584 (56.6) |
>5 | 127 (12.3) |
Number of positive nodes | |
0-3 | 408 (39.6) |
≥4 | 623 (60.4) |
Histological grade | |
I-II | 513 (49.8) |
III-Undifferentiated | 518 (50.2) |
Histology type | |
Ductal | 800 (77.6) |
Lobular | 105 (10.2) |
Mixed | 73 (7.1) |
Other | 53 (5.1) |
Radiotherapy | 782 (75.8) |
Hormonal therapy | 799 (77.5) |