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. 2016 Mar 14;34(13):1460–1468. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2015.65.0747

Table 6.

Clinical and Pathologic Predictors of Germline Mutations in BRCA1/2 and Other Breast Cancer Predisposition Genes*

Variable No Mutation (n = 436) BRCA1/2 Mutation (n = 30) Other BC Mutation (n = 19)* P
No. % No. % No. % No Mutation v BRCA1/2 Mutation No Mutation v Other BC Mutation
Patient characteristic
 Age at BC diagnosis, years < .01 .72
  Mean ± SD 50.7 ± 11.2 42.6 ± 9.7 51.6 ± 10.9
  Median 49 40 53
  Range 28-88 31-66 34-68
  ≤ 45 150 34.4 22 73.3 7 36.8 < .01 .96
  46-60 184 42.2 6 20.0 8 42.1
  > 60 102 23.4 2 6.7 4 21.1
 Ashkenazi Jewish heritage
  Yes 29 6.7 7 23.3 2 10.5 < .01 .51
  No 407 93.3 23 76.7 17 89.5
 History of cancer
  Yes 37 8.5 1 3.3 3 15.8 .32 .27
  No 399 91.5 29 96.7 16 84.2
BC characteristic
 Subtype
  TNBC 72 16.5 12 40.0 2 10.5 .01 .11
  HR-positive/HER2-negative 275 63.1 15 50.0 9 47.4
  HR-negative/HER2-positive 33 7.6 2 6.7 2 10.5
  HR-positive/HER2-positive 56 12.8 1 3.3 6 31.6
 Histology
  Ductal 325 74.5 22 73.3 10 52.6 .50 .08
  Lobular 33 7.6 1 3.3 2 10.5
  Ductal and lobular 58 13.3 4 13.3 4 21.1
  Other 20 4.6 3 10.0 3 15.8
 Histologic grade§
  1 57 13.1 0 0.0 3 15.8 < .01 .94
  2 167 38.4 4 13.3 7 36.8
  3 211 48.5 26 86.7 9 47.4
 Stage
  I 169 38.8 12 40.0 4 21.1 .03 .12
  II 198 45.4 8 26.7 9 47.4
  III 69 15.8 10 33.3 6 31.6
 Bilateral disease
  Yes 8 1.8 0 0.0 1 5.3 .45 .29
  No 428 98.2 30 100.0 18 94.7
Family history of cancer and prior genetic testing
 First-degree relative with any cancer
  Yes 242 56.8 15 50.0 12 63.2 .47 .58
  No 184 43.2 15 50.0 7 36.8
 First- or second-degree relative with any cancer
  Yes 356 83.6 30 100.0 15 78.9 .02 .60
  No 70 16.4 0 0.0 4 21.1
 First- or second-degree relative with BC or ovarian cancer
  Yes 202 47.4 22 73.3 9 47.4 .01 1.0
  No 224 52.6 8 26.7 10 52.6
 First- or second-degree relative < 50 years of age with BC, ovarian cancer, or male BC
  Yes 71 16.7 12 40.0 5 26.3 < .01 .27
  No 355 83.3 18 60.0 14 73.7

Abbreviations: BC, breast cancer; HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; HR, hormone receptor; SD, standard deviation; TNBC, triple-negative breast cancer.

*

Three patients with mutations not associated with breast cancer were not included in this analysis.

One patient with BRCA2 and ATM mutations is included with BRCA1/2 Mutation (not with Other BC Mutation).

Excludes in situ cancers and nonmelanoma skin cancers.

§

Tumor grade was missing for one patient without a mutation.

Ten patients were missing family history information. These patients were excluded from analysis. If age at diagnosis was unavailable, it was conservatively considered to be older than 50 years.