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. 2014 Jun 10;111(5):1004–1013. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2014.306

Table 3. Types of treatment in CHEK2 1100delC mutation carriers and noncarriers.

  Carrier
Noncarrier
 
  n % n % P-value
Surgical therapy
None 0 0 10 0.2 0.80
Lumpectomy 88 47.1 2087 46.4  
Mastectomy 99 52.9 2405 53.4  
Unknown
6
 
27
 
 
Adjuvant systemic therapy
None 117 63.2 2646 59.3 0.42
Only chemotherapy 32 17.3 826 18.5  
Only hormonal therapy 12 6.5 441 9.9  
Chemo- and hormonal therapy 24 13.0 547 12.3  
Unknown
8
 
69
 
 
(Neo)-adjuvant chemotherapy
None 129 69.4 3089 69.0 0.41
Anthracyclines 38 20.4 838 18.7  
Anthracyclines/taxanes 0 0 68 1.5  
Other 16 8.6 435a 9.7  
Unknown type 3 1.6 45 1.0  
Unknown if treated
7
 
54
 
 
Adjuvant hormonal therapy
None 143 77.3 3392 76.0 0.46
LHRH/ other 6 3.2 84b 1.9  
Tamoxifen 33 17.8 812 18.2  
Aromatase inhibitor 1 0.5 29 0.6  
Sequential tamoxifen/aromatase inhibitor 2 1.1 120 2.7  
Unknown type 0 0 27 0.6  
Unknown if treated
8
 
65
 
 
Radiotherapy
No 73 38.0 1298 28.7 0.006
Yes 119 62.0 3220 71.3  
Unknown 1   11    

Abbreviations: CHEK2=cell cycle checkpoint kinase 2; LHRH=luteinising-hormone-releasing hormone.

a

Four patients received taxanes.

b

Four patients were treated with radiotherapy of the ovaries or oophorectomy.