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. 2013 Apr 11;108(8):1593–1601. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2013.147

Table 1. Characteristics of patients and analysis of ipsilateral recurrence.

  Total Ipsilateral recurrences (5-year cumulative incidence %) P-value
All patients
1171
163 (10.7)
 
Age (years)
⩽39 61 (5.2) 20 (28.5) <0.01
40–49 431 (36.8) 65 (12.3)  
50–64 479 (40.9) 57 (8.0)  
⩾65
200 (17.1)
21 (8.4)
 
Menopause
Pre 549 (46.9) 93 (13.3) <0.01
Post
622 (53.1)
70 (8.4)
 
BMIa (kg m–2)
<18.5 51 (4.6) 9 (16.8) 0.30
18.5–24.9 743 (66.4) 110 (10.6)  
25–29.9 244 (21.8) 26 (8.9)  
⩾30
81 (7.2)
10 (12.9)
 
Main histotype
Comedo 91 (7.8) 15 (15.2) 0.25
Solid 451 (38.5) 57 (8.4)  
Micropapillar 162 (13.8) 29 (14.5)  
Cribriform 430 (36.7) 57 (10.7)  
Hypersecretory 5 (0.4) 2 (40.0)  
Apocrine
32 (2.7)
3 (6.4)
 
Distance from tumour to surgical margins (mm)
>0 and <1 148 (12.7) 20 (10.5) 0.17
⩾1 and <10 141 (12.0) 27 (16.1)  
⩾10
882 (75.3)
116 (9.8)
 
Microcalcificationsa
Absent 290 (24.9) 56 (16.2) <0.01
Present
875 (75.1)
107 (9.0)
 
Necrosisa
Absent 485 (41.5) 82 (13.4) 0.02
Present
683 (58.5)
81 (8.9)
 
Grade
DIN1 224 (19.1) 28 (9.1) 0.66
DIN2 619 (52.9) 90 (10.4)  
DIN3
328 (28.0)
45 (12.4)
 
ER (%)
0 230 (19.6) 25 (9.8) 0.28
1–49 89 (7.6) 17 (14.7)  
50–100
852 (72.8)
121 (10.5)
 
PgR (%)
0 360 (30.7) 43 (9.7) 0.39
1–49 348 (29.7) 52 (11.9)  
50–100
463 (39.5)
68 (10.5)
 
Ki-67 LI (%)
<14 538 (45.9) 66 (9.4) 0.05
14–20 272 (23.2) 39 (10.3)  
>20
361 (30.8)
58 (13.0)
 
HER2/neu overexpression
Absent 773 (66.0) 105 (9.6) 0.67
Present
398 (34.0)
58 (12.9)
 
Molecular subtype
Luminal A 463 (39.5) 56 (9.1) 0.20
Luminal B (HER2neg) 267 (22.8) 44 (10.3)  
Luminal B (HER2pos) 213 (18.2) 38 (15.3)  
HER2 185 (15.8) 20 (10.0)  
Triple negative
43 (3.7)
5 (9.8)
 
Surgery
BCS 872 (74.5) 142 (12.4) <0.01
Mastectomy
299 (25.5)
21 (5.6)
 
Hormonal treatment ERpos only
 Yes 506 (53.7) 62 (9.8) 0.05
 No
435 (46.3)
76 (12.2)
 
Radiotherapy BCS only
 Yes
356 (40.8)
37 (8.5)
<0.01
 No 516 (59.2) 105 (15.1)  

Abbreviations: BCS=breast-conserving surgery; BMI=body mass index; DIN=ductal intraepithelial neoplasia; ER=oestrogen receptor; ERpos= ER positive; HER2=human epidermal growth factor receptor-2; LI=labelling index; PgR=progesterone receptor.

a

Some patients had missing data. Ipsilateral recurrences: local in situ, local invasive and loco-regional invasive.