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Table 2 Patients characteristics

From: Variable expression levels of keratin and vimentin reveal differential EMT status of circulating tumor cells and correlation with clinical characteristics and outcome of patients with metastatic breast cancer

No of patients

61

No of CTCs

1262

Age

 

Median (range)

62 (23–82)

 

N (%)

Menopausal status

 

Pre

17 (27.9)

Post

41 (67.2)

UN

3 (4.9)

ER

 

Positive

38 (62.3)

Negative

20 (32.8)

UN

3 (4.9)

PR

 

Positive

30 (49.2)

Negative

28 (45.9)

UN

3 (4.9)

HER 2

 

Positive

14 (22.9)

Negative

44 (72.1)

UN

3 (4.9)

Triple negative

11 (18.0)

Histology grade

 

1

1 (1.6)

2

16 (26.2)

3

26 (42.6)

UN

18 (29.5)

No of CTCs/patients

 

Median (range)

2- 162

2-4

21 (34.4)

≥5

40 (65.6)