Table 1. Frequency of treatment received in the study.
Treatment | N (%) |
---|---|
Chemotherapy | |
No | 1471 (82.3) |
Yes | 316 (17.7) |
Endocrine treatment | |
No | 1112 (62.2) |
Yes | 675 (37.8) |
Endocrine and chemotherapy | |
No | 816 (45.7) |
Yes | 971 (54.3) |
Abbreviations: N=number of cases; No=did not receive the treatment; Yes=received treatment.
According to the protocol used during the time of this study cohort, patients with oestrogen receptor-positive tumours were not offered systemic therapy, if their Nottingham Prognostic Index score was ≤3.4, and therefore received no adjuvant therapy.