Table 1.
Patients characteristics
| Patients | Age | TNM | HT | LN(+)/LN | ER | PR | ErbB2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | 43 | T2N0M0 | ILC | 0/13 | + | + | − |
| 2a | 44 | T2N0M0 | ILC | 0/29 | + | + | − |
| 3a | 74 | T1N0M0 | IDC | 0/28 | + | + | − |
| 4 | 42 | T3N0M0 | IDC | 0/22 | + | + | − |
| 5 | 60 | T2N0M0 | ILC | 0/27 | − | + | − |
| 6 | 41 | T1N0M0 | IDC | 0/10 | + | + | − |
| 7 | 47 | T2N1M0 | IDC | 3/19 | + | + | + |
| 8a | 49 | T1N2M0 | IDC | 6/25 | + | + | + |
| 9a | 59 | T2N3M0 | ILC | 13/27 | − | + | − |
| 10a | 41 | T2N3M0 | IDC | 10/19 | − | + | − |
| 11 | 70 | T2N2M0 | IDC | 5/15 | − | − | − |
| 12 | 65 | T1N1M0 | IDC | 2/18 | − | − | − |
| 13 | 81 | T2N3M0 | IDC | 12/16 | + | − | + |
| 14 | 40 | T2N1M0 | IDC | 2/19 | − | + | − |
TNM (AJCC, 2002)
HT histologycal type, IDC invasive ductal carcinoma, ILC invasive lobular carcinoma, ER estrogen receptor, PR progesterone receptor, LN(+)/LN number of involved lymph nodes/dissected, LN (+) positive immuno-expression, (−) negative immuno-expression
aSamples used in cDNA microarray experiments