Table 1.
Patient and tumor characteristics
| Patient characteristics | N = 37 |
|---|---|
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| Median age (range) | 64 yrs (42–81) |
| Median BMI (range) | 28.3 (19.3–55.1) |
| Post-menopausal | 31 (83.8%) |
| Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy | |
| Aromatase inhibitor** | 28 (75.6%) |
| Tamoxifen | 9 (24.4%) |
| Surgery | |
| Lumpectomy | 26 (70%) |
| Mastectomy | 11 (30%) |
| Adjuvant therapy | |
| Radiation | 24 (65%) |
| Chemotherapy | 10 (27%) |
| No radiation, no chemotherapy | 3 (8%) |
| Node status at surgery | |
| pN0 | 30 (81%) |
| pN1 | 7 (19%) |
| Tumor characteristics | N = 38* |
| Median clinical tumor size (range) | 1.3 cm (0.5–7.7) |
| Median tumor size at surgery (range) | 1.2 cm (0.09–4) |
| Histology | |
| Invasive ductal | 26 (68%) |
| Invasive lobular | 12 (32%) |
| ER/PR status | |
| ER+/PR+ | 32 (84%) |
| ER+ /PR− | 6 (16%) |
| Tumor grade | |
| 1 | 16 (43.2%) |
| 2 | 18 (47.4%) |
| 3 | 4 (10.5%) |
One patient multifocal disease (two HR+ foci with distinct histology)
One patient treated with aromatase inhibitor and GnRH analog