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Table 1 Patient characteristics at baseline

From: Sunitinib in combination with trastuzumab for the treatment of advanced breast cancer: activity and safety results from a phase II study

Characteristic

n (%)

Patients receiving treatment

60 (100)

Median age (range), years

54 (31–81)

ECOG PS

 

 0

31 (52)

 1

29 (48)

Disease stage

 

 Locally recurrent

2 (3)

 Metastatic

58 (97)

Histologic type

 

 Ductal

51 (85)

 Ductal and lobular

1 (2)

 Ductal and other

1 (2)

 Lobular

3 (5)

 Other

4 (7)

Receptor status

 

 Estrogen receptor-positive

33 (55)

 Progesterone receptor-positive

22 (37)

 HER2-positive*

60 (100)

Prior systemic therapy

44 (73)

 Anthracycline + trastuzumab or lapatinib

26 (43)

 Anthracycline only

11 (18)

 Trastuzumab only

4 (7)

 Lapatinib only

2 (3)

 Other

1 (2)

 No prior systemic therapy

16 (27)

Prior chemotherapy in metastatic setting

 

 Yes

25 (42)

 No

35 (58)

Location of disease

 

 Regional or distant lymph node

35 (58)

 Lung

27 (45)

 Bone

25 (42)

 Liver

24 (40)

  1. Abbreviation: ECOG PS Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status.
  2. *IHC 3+: 52 (87%); IHC 2+ 6 (10%); FISH+: 22 (37%).