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. 2015 Nov 11;7:441–448. doi: 10.2147/CLEP.S92209

Table 4.

BTA treatment and clinical characteristics by phenotype among the 524 patients with confirmed bone metastases

HR+ HER2+ HR+ HER2− HR− HER2+ Triple negative
N (phenotype available) 63 320 23 67
BTA treated (ever) 76% 81% 83% 55%
Median follow-up (months) 22.6 23.6 17.5 9.3
Percent of group
 Visceral metastases 73% 67% 78% 78%
 3+ metastatic sites 49% 36% 43% 57%
 Pain at bone metastasis diagnosis 48% 47% 48% 57%
 ECOG 2+ 2% 3% 4% 3%

Notes: HR (hormone receptor) status refers to estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) status; triple negative refers to ER, PR, and HER2 receptor-negative status.

Abbreviations: BTA, bone-targeting agent; HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group.