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. 2010 Jan 11;28(10):1677–1683. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2009.23.7610

Table A1.

Distribution of Demographic, Clinical, and Treatment Characteristics of Patients in NSABP Trial B-14 Who Had Assessment of Recurrence Score and Those Who Did Not

Characteristic Recurrence Score Population in B-14
Remaining B-14 Population
All NSABP B-14 Population
No. % No. % No. %
No. of patients 1,023 3,005 4,028
Treatment enrollment
    Placebo 355 35 1,058 35 1,413 35
    TAM randomly assigned 290 28 1,114 37 1,404 35
    TAM registered 378 37 833 28 1,213 30
Age at enrollment, years
    < 50 298 29 947 32 1,245 31
    50 ≤ <60 292 29 912 30 1,204 30
    ≥ 60 433 42 1,146 38 1,579 39
Race
    White 933 91 2,711 90 3,644 90
    Black 48 5 151 5 199 5
    Other 42 4 143 5 185 5
Clinical tumor size, cm
    0-1.0 153 15 536 18 689 17
    1.1-2.0 448 44 1,347 45 1,795 45
    2.1-4.0 369 36 996 33 1,365 34
    4.1+ 53 5 126 4 179 4
Initial LR treatment
    L + XRT 393 38 1,186 39 1,579 39
    Mastectomy 630 62 1,819 61 2,449 61

Abbreviations: NSABP, National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project; TAM, tamoxifen; L, lumpectomy; XRT, radiation therapy; LR, locoregional.