Table 1.

Patient Characteristics at Study Entry

Characteristic		N=57	%
Median age in years(range)		53 (27–79)
Race:	White	51	89
	Black or American African	4	7
	Native Hawaiian or other pacific islander	1	2
	American Indian of Alaska native	1	2
Performance Status:	0	54	95
	1	3	5
Tumor Size median (range)		5 cm (2 – 15.4)
Cell Type:	Infiltrating ductal	42	74
	Infiltrating lobular	10	18
	Infalmmatory	1	2
	Mucinous(colloid)	1	2
	Other	3	5
Estrogen Receptor:	Positive	38	67
	Negative	15	26
	Unknown	4	7
Progesterone Receptor:	Positive	31	54
	Negative	22	39
	Unknown	4	7
Her2 Status:	Positive	6	11
	Negative	43	75
	Not done	8	14