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Table 1 Patient and tumour characteristics

From: Characterization of molecular scores and gene expression signatures in primary breast cancer, local recurrences and brain metastases

Group

Control

Local recurrence

Brain metastasis

 

primary local

recurrence

primary distant

metastasis

Nr. of patients (pairs)

43

26 (19 pairs)

25 (19 pairs)

Total number of tumours

43

25

20

19

25

Median age (range)

55 (30–90)

60 (28–85)

 

56 (35–74)

 

Menopausal category

 Pre-menopausal

15

7

 

9

 

 Post-menopausal

27

18

 

10

 

 Unknown/missing

1

0

 

0

 

Tumour grade

 Grade 1

4

1

1

0

 

 Grade 2

29

18

10

8

 

 Grade 3

10

6

3

11

 

 Unknown/missing

0

0

6

0

 

IHC parameters

 ER status

  Positive

37 (86%)

20 (80%)

17 (85%)

6 (32%)

7 (28%)

  Negative

6 (14%)

5(20%)

3 (15%)

13 (68%)

18 72%)

 PR status

  Positive

34 (79%)

16 (64%)

12 (60%)

5 (26%)

5 (20%)

  Negative

9 (21%)

9 (36%)

8 (40%)

14 (74%)

20 (80%)

 Her2 status

  Positive

4 (9%)

4 (16%)

2 (10%)

11 (58%)

14 (56%)

  Negative

37 (86%)

20 (80%)

17(85%)

7 (37%)

11 (44%)

  Unknown/missing

2 (5%)

1 (4%)

1 (5%)

1 (5%)

0

 MIB-1

   < 14%

19 (44%)

10 (40%)

6 (30%)

4 (21%)

0

   ≥ 14%

24 (56%)

14 (56%)

13 (65%)

14 (74%)

25 (100%)

  Unknown/missing

0

1 (4%)

1 (5%)

1 (5%)

0

IHC subtype

 lumA

18 (42%)

9 (36%)

6 (30%)

0

0

 lumB

17 (40%)

10 (40%)

10 (50%)

6 (32%)

7 (28%)

 Her2↑

1 (2%)

3 (12%)

1 (5%)

8 (42%)

11 (44%)

 basal

5 (12%)

2 (8%)

2 (10%)

4 (21%)

7 (28%)

 Unknown/missing

2 (5%)

1 (4%)

1 (5%)

1 (5%)

0

PAM50 subtype

 normal

2 (5%)

3 (12%)

0

1 (5%)

0

 lumA

17 (40%)

9 (36%)

6 (30%)

3 (16%)

0

 lumB

14 (33%)

8 (32%)

9 (45%)

2 (11%)

4 (16%)

 Her2↑

3 (7%)

4 (16%)

3 (15%)

9 (47%)

15 (60%)

 basal

7 (16%)

1 (4%)

2 (10%)

4 (21%)

6 (24%)

  1. Main characteristics of patients and tumours in the following groups: Controls (recurrence-free tumours), Local recurrence (primary tumours and local recurrences) and Brain metastasis (primary tumours and brain metastases). The size of primary and recurrent tumours was not available.