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Table 1 Patients characteristics

From: Matrix metalloproteinase 1 and circulating tumor cells in early breast cancer

Variable

N

%

All

149

100.0

T-stage

  

1

105

70.5

> 1

44

29.5

N-stage

  

0

91

61.1

> 1

58

38.9

Grade

  

1 and 2

95

63.8

3

54

36.2

Histology

  

IDC

128

85.9

Other

21

14.1

Hormone receptor status

  

Negative

19

12.8

Positive

130

87.2

HER2 status

  

Negative

127

85.2

Amplified

22

14.8

Ki 67 (cut-off 20%)

  

Low

92

61.7

High

57

38.3

Lymphovascular invasion

  

Present

35

23.5

Absent

114

76.5

Baseline CTC

  

CTC Epithelial

  

Negative

133

89.3

Positive

16

10.7

CTC EMT

  

Negative

126

84.6

Positive

23

15.4

CTC Any

  

Negative

113

75.8

Positive

36

24.2