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. 2014 Apr 6;145(3):725–734. doi: 10.1007/s10549-014-2916-8

Table 1.

Baseline patient demographics and clinical characteristics

Characteristic, n (%) De novo patients
(n = 327)
Recurrent patients
(n = 674)
Age at study enrollment
 <50 years 133 (40.7) 246 (36.5)
 50–64 years 132 (40.4) 276 (40.9)
 ≥65 years 62 (19.0) 152 (22.6)
Race
 White 251 (76.8) 542 (80.4)
 Black 49 (15.0) 77 (11.4)
 Other 27 (8.3) 55 (8.2)
ECOG PS
 0–1 171 (52.3) 284 (42.1)
 ≥2 24 (7.3) 36 (5.3)
 Missing 132 (40.4) 354 (52.5)
Node status at initial diagnosis
 Positive 137 (41.9) 378 (56.1)
 Negative 14 (4.3) 196 (29.1)
 Unknown 176 (53.8) 100 (14.8)
HR status at initial diagnosis
 Positive 180 (55.0) 349 (51.8)
 Negative 136 (41.6) 297 (44.1)
 Unknown/missing 11 (3.4) 28 (4.2)
Number of metastatic disease sites
 1 114 (34.9) 346 (51.3)
 2 99 (30.3) 174 (25.8)
 3 58 (17.7) 98 (14.5)
 ≥4 56 (17.1) 56 (8.3)
Site of metastatic disease
 Bone 181 (55.4) 269 (39.9)
 Liver 154 (47.1) 246 (36.5)
 Lung 88 (26.9) 229 (34.0)
 Lymph nodes 111 (33.9) 167 (24.8)
 Breast 93 (28.4) 38 (5.6)
 Mediastinum 25 (7.6) 54 (8.0)
 Central nervous system 17 (5.2) 55 (8.2)
 Pleural effusion 19 (5.8) 36 (5.3)
 Other abdominal 17 (5.2) 29 (4.3)
 Pelvis 3 (0.9) 13 (1.9)
 Ascites 2 (0.6) 3 (0.4)
 Other 13 (4.0) 19 (2.8)

ECOG PS Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status, HR hormone receptor