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. 2013 Apr 20;139(7):1229–1240. doi: 10.1007/s00432-013-1436-y

Table 4.

Clinical characteristics of patients and DFS and CSS in univariate analysis

N (%) 5-yr DFS % P value″ 5-yr CSS % P value″
Molecular subclasses at diagnosis
 HER2+, ER+ and/or PgR+° 125 (61.0) 78.4 0.06 89.2 0.04
 HER2+, ER−, PgR− * 80 (39.0) 66.0 0.05 73.1 0.06
pCR/0 (ypT0, ypN0)
 Yes 51 (24.8) 86.3 0.11 83.5 0.71
 No 154 (75.2) 68.7 0.18 82.9 0.55
pCR/is (ypT0/is, ypN0)
 Yes 96 (46.8) 82.3 0.12 86.3 0.18
 No 109 (53.2) 65.7 0.12 79.7 0.10
Type of surgery
 Breast conservative surgery 97 (47.3) 77.9 0.08 86.0 0.03
 Mastectomy 108 (52.7) 67.9 0.05 76.9 0.01
Radiotherapy
 Yes 142 (69.3) 79.5 0.96 83.6 0.32
 No 63 (30.8) 72.0 0.73 83.0 0.26
Mastectomy
 With radiotherapy 45 (41.7) 52.9 0.29 77.5 0.68
 Without radiotherapy 63 (58.3) 77.4 0.48 78.7 0.66
Residual tumor size
 ypT0/is 104 (50.7) 79.1 0.04 84.7 0.02
 ypT1 55 (26.9) 75.8 0.03 86.6 0.006
 ypT2 37 (18.0) 61.2 63.5
 ypT3 9 (4.4) 55.6 65.6
Node involvement
 ypN0 152 (74.1) 78.0 0.02 86.5 0.05
 ypN+ 53 (25.9) 58.9 0.02 66.7 0.05
Pathological stage
 0^ 96 (46.8) 82.3 0.005 83.5 0.02
 I 35 (17.1) 84.4 0.006 100.0 0.02
 II 67 (31.7) 54.5 64.3
 III 7 (3.4) 71.4 75.0
Adjuvant chemotherapy
 Nil 191(93.2) 76.4 0.63 81.3 0.64
 Yes 14 (6.8) 43.6 0.85 85.7 0.54
Adjuvant Trastuzumab
 Nil 10 (4.9) 56.2 0.64 87.5 0.91
 Up to 52 weeks of treatment 195 (95.1) 74.7 0.64 70.9 0.81
Adjuvant hormonal therapy
 Nil 91 (44.4) 68.1 0.14 75.0 0.12
 Yes 114 (55.6) 77.8 0.09 86.9 0.14

HER2 Human epidermal growth factor type 2, ER estrogen receptors, PgR progesteron receptors

° Luminal B/HER2+, * nonluminal/HER2+, ^ ypT0/is, ypN0, ″ the first P value is determined by log-rank test and the second one by Tarone-Ware test