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. 2014 May 23;16(3):R50. doi: 10.1186/bcr3661

Table 2.

Selected patient demographic and baseline characteristics by HER2 mRNA expression and treatment arm

Characteristic
HER2 mRNA < median (n = 58)
HER2 mRNA ≥ median (n = 58)
  HT
T-DM1
Total
HT
T-DM1
Total
(n = 32) (n = 26) (n = 58) (n = 29) (n = 29) (n = 58)
Median age, years (range)
52.5
54.5
53.5
51.0
54.0
53.0
(36 to 72)
(32 to 74)
32 to 74
(33 to 75)
(27 to 82)
(27 to 82)
World region, %
 
 
 
 
 
 
  US
34.4
38.5
36.2
24.1
27.6
25.9
  Non-US
65.6
61.5
63.8
75.9
72.4
74.1
Race, % a
 
 
 
 
 
 
  White
81.3
80.8
81.0
86.2
72.4
79.3
  American Indian or Alaskan native
9.4
7.7
8.6
6.9
6.9
6.9
  Black
6.3
0.0
3.4
3.4
6.9
5.2
  Other or not available
3.1
11.5
6.9
3.4
13.8
8.6
ECOG PS, %
 
 
 
 
 
 
  0
62.5
80.8
70.7
57.1
69.0
63.2
  1
37.5
19.2
29.3
42.9
31.0
36.8
HER2 status by central laboratory, %
 
 
 
 
 
 
  HER2-positive
71.9
73.1
72.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
  Normal
28.1
26.9
27.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
ER/PR status, % a
 
 
 
 
 
 
  ER-positive and/or PR-positive
65.6
57.7
62.1
48.3
44.8
46.6
  ER-negative and PR-negative
28.1
42.3
34.5
48.3
51.7
50.0
  ER and PR unknown
6.3
0
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.4
Number of distinct sites involved a
 
 
 
 
 
 
  1 to 2
43.8
30.8
37.9
50.0
44.8
47.4
  >2 56.3 69.2 62.1 50.0 55.2 52.6

aPercentages may not add to 100% due to rounding. ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; ER, estrogen receptor; HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; HT, trastuzumab plus docetaxel; mRNA, messenger RNA; PR, progesterone receptor; T-DM1, trastuzumab emtansine.