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Table 2 Clinicopathologic characteristics of all 1396 patients of lymph node negative ER+/HER2- breast cancer with RS < 18 by LRR (all percentages within columns)

From: Breast carcinoma with 21-gene recurrence score lower than 18: rate of locoregional recurrence in a large series with clinical follow-up

 

No LRR (n = 1383)

LRR (n = 13)

RS

 Mean, median (range)

12, 12 (0–17)

11, 12 (0–17)

 RS 0–10; n (%)

500 (36.2%)

5 (38.5%)

 RS 11–17; n (%)

883 (63.8%)

8 (61.5%)

Age at diagnosis

 Mean, median (range); years

57, 57 (22–90)

55, 54 (35–79)

  < 40 years; n (%)

61 (4.4%)

2 (15.4%)

  40–49 years; n (%)

328 (23.7%)

3 (23.1%)

  ≥ 50 years; n (%)

994 (71.9%)

8 (61.5%)

Tumor size, median (range); cm

1.31, 1.2 (0.3–5.8)

1.5, 1.3 (0.5–3.5)

Multifocality; n (%)

291 (21%)

6 (46.2%)

LVI; n (%)

262 (18.9%)

4 (30.8%)

Local treatment; n (%)

 BCS only

46 (3.3%)

2 (15.4%)

 BCS and radiation therapy

923 (66.7%)

7 (53.8%)

 Total mastectomy

410 (29.6%)

4 (30.8%)

 Total mastectomy and radiation therapyb

4 (0.3%)b

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Systemic therapy; n (%)

 Endocrine therapy only

1176 (85%)

8 (61.5%)

 Endocrine therapy and chemotherapya

165 (11.9%)a

4 (30.8%)

 No systemic therapy

42 (3%)

1 (7.7%)

Median follow-up (range); months

51.9 (0.9–108.3)

71.4 (43.2–86.8)

Time to LRR, median (range), months

–

36.5 (9.7–74.3)

  1. BCS breast conserving surgery, LRR locoregional recurrence, LVI lymphovascular invasion, RS recurrence score
  2. aOne patient did not complete endocrine therapy
  3. bRadiation therapy following total mastectomy was given for ductal carcinoma in situ within 1 mm of the surgical margin (n = 3), and large (7 cm) tumor (n = 1)