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Table 1 Baseline characteristics (n = 64)

From: Neoadjuvant rh-endostatin, docetaxel and epirubicin for breast cancer: efficacy and safety in a prospective, randomized, phase II study

   Characteristic

DE + rh-endostatin

  (n = 33)

    n (%)

  DE

 (n = 31)

   n (%)

Age, years

  

 Median (range)

51.5 (33–68)

51.3 (35–67)

Menopausal status

  

 Premenopausal

14 (42.4)

13 (41.9)

 Postmenopausal

18 (54.5)

14 (45.2)

 Perimenopausal

1 (3.0)

4 (12.9)

ER status

  

 Positive

19 (57.6)

15 (48.4)

 Negative

12 (36.4)

14 (45.2)

 Unknown

2 (6.1)

2 (6.5)

PR status

  

 Positive

15 (45.5)

14 (45.2)

 Negative

16 (48.5)

15 (48.4)

 Unknown

2 (6.1)

2 (6.5)

HER2 status

  

 Positive

6 (18.2)

7 (22.6)

 Negative

24 (72.7)

20 (64.5)

 Unknown

3 (9.1)

4 (12.9)

ECOG performance status

  

 0

18 (54.5)

21 (67.7)

 1

12 (36.4)

8 (25.8)

 2

3 (9.1)

2 (6.5)

Histology

  

 Ductal

29 (87.9)

27 (80.6)

 Lobular

2 (6.1)

3 (9.7)

 Others

2 (6.1)

1 (3.2)

No. of metastatic lymph nodes

  

 0

16 (48.5)

12 (38.7)

 1-3

6 (18.2)

11 (35.5)

 4-9

7 (21.2)

5 (16.1)

 ≥10

4 (12.1)

3 (9.7)

TNM stage

  

 II

22 (66.7)

19 (61.3)

 III

11 (33.3)

12 (38.7)

  1. Abbreviations: DE, docetaxel and epirubicin; ER, estrogen receptor; PR, progesterone receptor; HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group.