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Table 2 Correlation between low and wildtype status of PTEN across selected clinicopathologic features

From: Combined analysis of PTEN, HER2, and hormone receptors status: remodeling breast cancer risk profiling

 

PTEN-L

PTEN-WT

p-value

All patients, n (%)

280 (46.1)

328 (53.9)

 

Age, mean (SD)

61.5 (12.0)

60.6 (13.6)

0.3425

Histology, n (%)

 Ductal

224 (80.0)

267 (81.4)

0.6243

 Lobular

40 (14.3)

39 (11.9)

 

 Other

16 (5.7)

22 (6.7)

 

HR and HER2 status, n (%)

 HR+/ HER2-

213 (76.1)

275 (83.8)

0.0008

 HR−/ HER2+

4 (1.4)

6 (1,8)

 

 HR+/ HER2+

15 (5.4)

25 (7.6)

 

 HR−/ HER2-

48 (17.1)

22 (6.7)

 

Grade, n (%)

 1

34 (12.1)

39 (11.9)

0.6428

 2

116 (41.4)

148 (45.1)

 

 3

130 (46.4)

141 (43.0)

 

T, n (%)

 1

180 (64.3)

198 (60.4)

0.7479

 2

83 (29.6)

105 (32.0)

 

 3

6 (2.1)

8 (2.4)

 

 4

11 (3.9)

17 (5.2)

 

N, n (%)

 Positive

164 (58.6)

207 (63.1)

0.2528

 Negative

116 (41.4)

121 (36.9)

 

Stage, n (%)

 0, 1

118 (42.1)

154 (47.0)

0.4682

 2

107 (38.2)

112 (34.2)

 

 3, 4

55 (19.6)

62 (18.9)

 
  1. PTEN-L PTEN low (i.e. decreased expression), PTEN-WT PTEN wild-type (i.e. retained expression) HR Hormone receptors. SD Standard deviation