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Table 5 Univariate Cox Regression Analysis of Factors Associated with Distant Disease-free Survival in the Triple-Negative Tumors

From: Frequently increased epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) copy numbers and decreased BRCA1 mRNA expression in Japanese triple-negative breast cancers

Variables

P value

Relative Risk of recurrence (95% CI)

Size

  

   ≤2 cm

 

1.0 (reference)

   >2 cm

0.92

1.26 (0.44 to 3.65)

Nodal status

  

   Negative

 

1.0 (reference)

   Positive

0.02

2.60 (1.14 to 6.96)

Grade

  

   1

 

1.0 (reference)

   2, 3

0.22

2.46 (0.68 to 10.39)

TP53 expression

  

   Negative

 

1.0 (reference)

   Positive

0.61

1.12 (0.72 to 1.77)

Ki67 expression

  

   Low

 

1.0 (reference)

   High

0.55

0.88 (1.59 to 1.34)

EGFR IHC

  

   Negative

 

1.0 (reference)

   Positive

0.88

1.07 (0.48 to 2.36)

EGFR gene copy number

  

   <3

 

1.0 (reference)

   ≥3

0.2

0.27 (0.03 to 2.05)

Cytokeratins

  

   Negative

 

1.0 (reference)

   Positive

0.42

0.72 (0.33 to 1.68)

Basal like type

  

   +

 

1.0 (reference)

   -

0.67

0.79 (0.34 to 1.80)

  1. IHC, immunohistochemistry