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