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. 2013 Jul 23;8(7):e69256. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069256

Table 2. Selected tumor characteristics.

Group A(3-weekly) Group B(weekly)
N (%) N (%)
ER status (n = 62)
Positive 29 (91) 24 (80)
Negative 3 (9) 6 (20)
PgR status (n = 60)
Positive 24 (75) 17 (61)
Negative 8 (25) 11 (39)
HER2 (n = 61)
Positive 5 (16) 2 (7)
Negative 26 (84) 28 (93)
Ki67 (n = 62)
Positive (High: ≥14%) 24 (75) 22 (73)
Negative (Low: <14%) 8 (25) 8 (27)
Histological grade
1 2 (6) 2 (6)
2 13 (41) 17 (53)
3 15 (47) 12 (38)
Unknown 2 (6) 1 (3)
Triple-negative patients (n = 59; A = 31 and B = 28) 1 (3) 5 (18)
Metastatic sites
Locoregional 14 (44) 9 (28)
Nodes 17 (53) 9 (28)
Skin 3 (9) 0 (0)
Residual breast 2 (6) 0 (0)
Soft tissue 4 (12) 3 (9)
Distant 31 (97) 32 (100)
Bones 14 (44) 18 (56)
Lung/pleura 22 (69) 22 (69)
Liver 17 (53) 16 (50)
Brain 1 (3) 1 (3)
Soft tissue 17 (56) 23 (72)
Other breast 0 (0) 1 (3)
Visceral metastases 26 (81.3%) 27 (84.4%)
Multiple metastases
1–3 24 (75) 23 (72)
>3 8 (25) 9 (28)