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Table 1 Patient’s characteristics

From: Androgen receptor in advanced breast cancer: is it useful to predict the efficacy of anti-estrogen therapy?

No. patients

102 (100)

Age (years): median value (range)

60 (33-85)

Previous adjuvant chemotherapy

 No

37 (36.3)

 Yes

39 (38.2)

 Unknown/Not available

26 (25.5)

Previous adjuvant endocrine therapy

 No

22 (21.6)

 Yes

54 (52.9)

 Unknown/Not available

26 (25.5)

Histotype

 Ductal

76 (74.5)

 Lobular

14 (13.7)

 Other

7 (6.9)

 Unknown

5 (4.9)

Tumor stage

 1

30 (29.4)

 2

42 (41.1)

 3

2 (2)

 4

12 (11.8)

 Unknown

16 (15.7)

Grade of primary tumor

 1

2 (2)

 2

34 (33.3)

 3

32 (31.4)

 Unknown

34 (33.3)

Nodal involvement

 0

24 (23.5)

 1

36 (35.3)

 2

11 (10.8)

 3

11 (10.8)

 Unknown

20 (19.6)

Metastases (at diagnosis)

 0

76 (74.5)

 1

26 (25.5)

Type of first-line endocrine therapy

 Letrozole

46 (45.1)

 Anastrozole

22 (21.6)

 Exemestane

26 (25.5)

 Tamoxifen

5 (4.9)

 Fulvestrant

3 (2.9)