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. 2013 Jan 24;108(3):668–675. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2013.4

Table 2. Statistical analyses of correlation between HER2 gene copy number status and efficacy in terms of progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS).

 
PFS
OS
  N Median PFS (months) HR (95% CI; P-value) N Median PFS (months) HR (95% CI; P-value)
All patients
162
6
 
153
11.3
 
HER2-all-A vs others (HER2-non A and HER2-minor-A)
6 vs 156
2.5 vs 6.7
3.65 (1.57–8.46; P=0.0026)
6 vs 147
4.2 vs 13
5.05 (2.17–11.77; P=0.0002)
HER2-FISH+ vs HER2-FISH−
107 vs 55
7.4 vs 3.9
2.00 (1.42–2.83; P<0.0001)
100 vs 53
12.7 vs 9.7
1.18 (0.83–1.69; P=0.3600)
HER2-all-A vs HER2-FISH− vs HER2-FISH+*
6 vs 55 vs 101
2.5 vs 3.9 vs 7.6
 
6 vs 53 vs 94
4.2 vs 9.7 vs 13
 
HER2-all-A vs HER2-FISH−
 
 
2.28 (0.96–5.40; P=0.0606)
 
 
4.36 (1.82–10.89; P=0.0010)
HER2-all-A vs HER2-FISH+*
 
 
4.90 (2.08–11.55; P=0.0003)
 
 
5.48 (2.33–12.92; P<0.0001)
HER2-FISH− vs HER2-FISH+*     2.15 (1.51–3.05; P<0.0001)     1.26 (0.87–1.81; P=0.2167)

Abbreviations: CI=confidence interval; FISH=fluorescent in situ hybridization; HER2-all-A=HER2 gene amplification in all the sample (R:HER2/CEP17⩾2 in ⩾90% of cells); HER2-FISH+HER2 gene copy number gain (CNG: presence of ⩾4 copies of the HER2 gene in ⩾40% of the cells) and HER2-A (HER2 gene amplification as R:HER2/CEP17⩾2 in ⩾10% of cells); HER2-FISH−=absence of CNG and absence of HER2 amplification; HER2-minor-A=HER2 gene amplification in a minor population (10–60% of cells); HER2-non-A: absence of HER2 gene amplification; HR=hazard ratio. Significant P-values are in bold. HR with the corresponding 95% CI and P-values for PFS and OS were calculated using the analysis of the Cox proportional-hazards regression model.