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Published in final edited form as: Clin Cancer Res. 2009 Jun 9;15(12):4165–4173. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-09-0119

Table 4.

Modification of the association of Val16Ala with 10-year breast cancer survival by receipt of chemotherapy*

Univariate Multivariate$
HR (95% CI) P-value n HR (95% CI) P-value n
No Chemotherapy (n=221) (n=161)
Val/Val 1 (ref.) 58 1 (ref.) 42
Val/Ala 0.96 (0.49–1.87) 0.898 111 1.28 (0.56–2.93) 0.563 81
Ala/Ala 1.31 (0.62–2.75) 0.480 52 1.47 (0.57–3.74) 0.424 38
Val/Ala & Ala/Ala 1.06 (0.57–1.99) 0.846 163 1.24 (0.58–2.64) 0.569 119
Ptrend 0.488
Val/Val & Val/Ala 1 (ref.) 169 1 (ref.) 123
Ala/Ala 1.33 (0.73–2.43) 0.345 52 1.60 (0.81–3.16) 0.175 38
Chemotherapy (n=322) (n=293)
Val/Val 1 (ref.) 85 1 (ref.) 77
Val/Ala 1.42 (0.90–2.25) 0.130 166 1.24 (0.76–2.02) 0.385 153
Ala/Ala 2.41 (1.47–3.94) <0.001 71 2.47 (1.46–4.19) 0.001 63
Val/Ala & Ala/Ala 1.68 (1.09–2.58) 0.018 137 1.58 (1.01–2.49) 0.047 216
Ptrend 0.001
Val/Val & Val/Ala 1 (ref.) 251 1 (ref.) 230
Ala/Ala 1.87 (1.29–2.71) 0.001 71 1.95 (1.32–2.90) 0.001 63
Doxorubicin containing therapy (n=160) (n=149)
Val/Val 1 (ref.) 44 1 (ref.) 41
Val/Ala 1.12 (0.60–2.10) 0.709 84 0.90 (0.47–1.75) 0.775 79
Ala/Ala 2.76 (1.41–5.40) 0.003 32 2.90 (1.33–6.32) 0.007 29
Val/Ala & Ala/Ala 1.50 (0.84–2.67) 0.169 116 1.21 (0.67–2.22) 0.523 108
Ptrend 0.003
Val/Val & Val/Ala 1 (ref.) 128 1 (ref.) 120
Ala/Ala 2.57 (1.53–4.35) <0.001 32 2.64 (1.48–4.69) 0.001 29
5-Fluorouracil containing therapy (n=121) (n=112)
Val/Val 1 (ref.) 25 1 (ref.) 24
Val/Ala 2.95 (1.03–8.50) 0.045 64 2.87 (0.94–8.74) 0.064 59
Ala/Ala 4.63 (1.56–13.7) 0.006 32 5.99 (1.71–21.0) 0.005 29
Val/Ala & Ala/Ala 3.49 (1.25–9.74) 0.017 96 4.12 (1.40–12.1) 0.010 88
Ptrend 0.004
Val/Val & Val/Ala 1 (ref.) 89 1 (ref.) 83
Ala/Ala 1.90 (1.05–3.42) 0.033 32 2.07 (1.10–3.88) 0.023 29
Cyclophosphamide containing therapy (n=142) (n=123)
Val/Val 1 (ref.) 35 1 (ref.) 31
Val/Ala 2.72 (1.03–7.14) 0.042 74 1.92 (0.69–5.29) 0.208 64
Ala/Ala 5.82 (2.17–15.51) <0.001 33 22.0 (5.22–92.9) <0.001 28
Val/Ala & Ala/Ala 3.56 (1.41–8.98) 0.007 107 3.22 (124–8.38) 0.016 92
Ptrend <0.001
Val/Val & Val/Ala 1 (ref.) 109 1 (ref.) 95
Ala/Ala 2.86 (1.62–5.06) <0.001 33 4.60 (2.29–9.21) <0.001 28
*

Analysis included 543 patients. Information on receipt of chemotherapy was not available for 12 Norwegian patients and 18 US patients.

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Cox Proportional-Hazards regression with adjustments for age at diagnosis, study site, race, tumor size, tumor grade, nodal involvement, p53 mutation and estrogen receptor status.