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Table 1 Characteristics of patients

From: Transcriptional effects of 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D3physiological and supra-physiological concentrations in breast cancer organotypic culture

 

Training group (n=5)

Validation group (n=16)

p

Median age

70 (56–76)

56.5 (49–72)

0.068

CS III

3 (60%)

5 (33%)

0.347

N(+)

3 (60%)

9 (60%)

1.000

IDC

5 (100%)

10 (62%)

0.262

ER(+)

2 (40%)

11 (69%)

0.325

PR(+)

3 (60%)

9 (56%)

1.000

HER2(+)

2 (40%)

5 (31%)

1.000

  1. Tumor samples collected for tissue slices culture. Age in years; CS III: clinical stage III, AJCC 2002; IDC: invasive ductal carcinoma; N(+): lymph node positive involvement; ER: estrogen receptor immunoexpression; PR: progesterone receptor immunoexpression; HER2 immunoexpression (+): 3+/3+; (-): negative; (+): positive. p: Fisher exact test or Mann Whitney test.