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. 2009 Jul 20;27(24):3881–3886. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.1566

Table 1.

HER2 and TOP2A Gene Amplification Associations

Genotype Patient Data
Disease-Free Survival
Overall Survival
No. % HR 95% CI P HR 95% CI P
HER2/CEP17 1,483
    ≥ 2.0 279 19 1.07 0.83 to 1.37 .62 1.14 0.85 to 1.52 .39
    ≥ 4.0 149 10 1.38 1.03 to 1.85 .033 1.45 1.04 to 2.03 .03
    ≥ 6.0 51 3.4 1.76 1.14 to 2.73 .01 1.58 0.95 to 2.63 .08
    ≥ 8.0 16 1.1 2.48 1.27 to 4.82 .008 1.75 0.72 to 4.28 .22
    ≤ 0.70 or ≥ 2.0 303 20 1.11 0.87 to 1.42 .39 1.21 0.91 to 1.60 .19
TOP2A/CEP17
    ≥ 2.0 65 4.0 0.98 0.60 to 1.59 .92 1.10 0.64 to 1.89 .72
    ≥ 4.0 13 0.8 0.52 0.13 to 2.08 .35 0.77 0.19 to 3.11 .72
    ≥ 6.0 4 0.3 NE NE NE NE NE NE
    ≤ 0.70 or ≥ 2.0 153 9.4 1.05 0.77 to 1.45 .75 1.24 0.87 to 1.78 .23
TOP2A copy
    ≥ 4.0 195 12 1.07 0.80 to 1.44 .64 1.10 0.78 to 1.56 .58
    ≥ 6.0 48 3.0 0.70 0.38 to 1.32 .27 0.87 0.45 to 1.69 .68
HER2/CEP17 > 4.0 subset 140
TOP2A/CEP17
    ≥ 2.0 33 24 0.79 0.40 to 1.59 .51 0.81 0.37 to 1.78 .61
    ≥ 4.0 7 5 0.62 0.15 to 2.62 .51 0.82 0.19 to 3.57 .79
    ≤ 0.70 or ≥ 2.0 51 36 0.78 0.43 to 1.41 .41 0.72 0.36 to 1.43 .34

NOTE. Analysis was adjusted for hormone receptor status, tumor size, number of positive nodes, menopausal status, and randomized treatment assignment.

Abbreviations: HR, hazard ratio; NE, not estimable.