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Table 1 Characteristics of the dogs and their invasive mammary carcinomas

From: The dog as a naturally-occurring model for insulin-like growth factor type 1 receptor-overexpressing breast cancer: an observational cohort study

Parameters

Data

n (%)

Total

150 (100)

Age in yrs

Median 11 yrs, Range [5.1–16.3 yrs]

5.1–10.9 yrs

73 (48.7)

≥11 yrs

77 (51.3)

Tumor size

 

< 2 cm

53 (36.5)

≥ 2 cm

92 (63.5)

Histological type

 

Squamous cell carcinoma

6 (4)

Simple carcinoma: Anaplastic

6 (4)

Complex carcinoma

11 (7.3)

Simple carcinoma: Solid

40 (26.7)

Simple carcinoma: Tubulopapillary

87 (58)

Histological grade (Elston & Ellis)

 

Grade I

19 (12.6)

Grade II

58 (38.7)

Grade III

73 (48.7)

Lymph node status

 

Positive (N1)

32 (21.3)

Negative (N0)

19 (12.7)

Unknown (NX)

99 (66)

ER expression

 

Positive (≥ 10 %)

35 (23.3)

Negative (< 10 %)

115 (76.7)

PR expression

 

Positive (≥ 10 %)

20 (13.3)

Negative (< 10 %)

130 (86.7)

HER2

 

Score 0

85 (56.7)

Score 1+

50 (33.3)

Score 2+

15 (10)

Score 3+

0

CK5/6

 

Positive (≥ 10 %)

89 (59.3)

Negative (< 10 %)

61 (40.7)

EGFR

 

Positive (≥ 10 %)

72 (48)

Negative (< 10 %)

78 (52)

Immunophenotype

 

Luminal-A

17 (11.3)

Luminal-B

30 (20)

Triple-negative basal like

70 (46.7)

Triple-negative non basal like

33 (22)

IGF1R expression

 

Score 0–1+

34 (22.7)

Score 2+

54 (36)

Score 3+

62 (41.3)

Survival Time in days

Median 331 days, Range [2–2608]

  1. yrs years, ER Estrogen Receptor, PR Progesterone Receptor, HER2 Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2, CK5/6 Cytokeratin 5/6, EGFR Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor, IGF1R Insulin-like growth factor type 1 receptor