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Table 1 Patient and tumor characteristics for the modified intention-to-treat population

From: FemZone trial: a randomized phase II trial comparing neoadjuvant letrozole and zoledronic acid with letrozole in primary breast cancer patients

Characteristic

LET (n = 66) mean ± SD or n and %

LET + ZOL (n = 65) mean ± SD or n and %

Total (n = 131) mean ± SD or n and %

Age (years)

   

  Mean ± SD

70.6 ± 8.3

71.1 ± 9.1

70.8 ± 8.7

  Median (range)

71.0 (54.0–89.0)

70.0 (54.0–88.0)

71.0 (54.0–89.0)

Height (cm)

   

  Mean ± SD

162.3 ± 6.7

162.5 ± 7.0

162.4 ± 6.8

  Median (range)

163 (150–185)

163 (144–180)

163 (144–185)

Body weight (kg)

   

  Mean ± SD

70.7 ± 12.9

71.6 ± 16.9

71.2 ± 15.0

  Median (range)

69.0 (47.0–114.0)

70.0 (41.0–150.0)

69.2 (41.0–150.0)

BMI (kg/m2)

   

  Mean ± SD

26.9 ± 4.8

27.0 ± 5.8

26.9 ± 5.3

  Median (range)

26.3 (17.0–40.4)

26.2 (16.6–55.1)

26.2 (16.6–55.1)

Postmenopausal state: yes

65 (100.0)

66 (100.0)

131 (100.0)

Age group

   

  < 65 years

15 (22.7)

16 (24.6)

31 (23.7)

  ≥ 65 years

51 (77.3)

49 (75.4)

100 (76.3)

Ethnicity: Caucasian

65 (100.0)

66 (100.0)

131 (100.0)

Histological type

   

  Invasive ductal

44 (66.7)

48 (73.8)

92 (70.2)

  Invasive lobular

12 (18.2)

8 (12.3)

20 (15.3)

  Invasive ductal and lobular

2 (3.0)

3 (4.6)

5 (3.8)

  Other

8 (12.1)

6 (9.2)

14 (10.7)

Grading

   

  G1

10 (15.2)

10 (15.4)

20 (15.3)

  G2

47 (71.2)

46 (70.8)

93 (71.0)

  G3

9 (13.6)

8 (12.3)

17 (13.0)

  GX

0 (0.0)

1 (1.5)

1 (0.8)

T staging

   

  T in situ

1 (1.5)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.8)

  T1

6 (9.1)

5 (7.9)

11 (8.5)

  T2

48 (72.7)

40 (63.5)

88 (68.2)

  T3

8 (12.1)

8 (12.7)

16 (12.4)

  T4

3 (4.5)

10 (15.9)

13 (10.1)

  Data lacking

0

2

2

N staging

   

  0

44 (66.7)

36 (55.4)

80 (61.1)

  1

20 (30.3)

27 (41.5)

47 (36.0)

  2

1 (1.5)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.8)

  X

1 (1.5)

2 (3.1)

3 (2.3)

M staging

   

  0

65 (98.5)

65 (100)

130 (99.2)

  X

1 (1.5)

0 (0)

1 (0.8)

  Data lacking

0

  

Estrogen receptor status

   

  Negative

2 (3.0)

2 (3.1)

4 (3.1)

  Positive

64 (97.0)

63 (96.9)

127 (96.9)

Progesterone receptor status

   

  Negative

7 (10.6)

6 (9.2)

13 (9.9)

  Positive

59 (89.4)

59 (90.8)

118 (90.1)

ECOG performance status

   

  0

42 (63.6)

38 (58.5)

80 (61.1)

  1

20 (30.3)

24 (36.9)

44 (33.6)

  2

4 (6.1)

3 (4.6)

7 (5.3)

  3

0 (0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0)

  1. BMI, body mass index; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; LET, letrozole alone; LET + ZOL, letrozole plus zoledronic acid; SD, standard deviation.