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. 2016 Jun 3;11(6):e0156789. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156789

Table 4. Impact of BRCA1/2 P/LP variants and other variables on the DFS and OS of breast cancer patients (Stage 0~III).

Variables DFS OS
#Cases (events) HR (95% CI) a P #Cases (deaths) HR (95% CI) a P
Germline and somatic combined variants
Non-carrier 380 (35) 1 380 (20) 1
BRCA1/2 46 (3) 0.69 (0.21–2.25) 0.54 46 (0) 0 0.30
BRCA1 19 (3) 1.78 (0.55–5.81) 0.34 19 (0) 0 0.51
BRCA2 27 (0) 0 0.98 27 (0) 0 0.42
Germline variants
Non-carrier 380 (35) 1 380 (20) 1
BRCA1/2 36 (3) 0.94 (0.29–3.06) 0.92 36 (0) 0 0.37
BRCA1 16 (3) 2.22 (0.68–7.26) 0.19 16 (0) 0 0.55
BRCA2 20 (0) 0 0.97 20 (0) 0 0.50
Somatic variants
Non-carrier 380 (35) 1 380 (20) 1
BRCA1/2 9 (0) 0 0.49 9 (0) 0 0.60
Age at diagnosis 426 (38) 1.01 (0.98–1.05) 0.38 426 (20) 1.03 (0.99–1.08) 0.11
Menopause at diagnosis
Postmenopause 188 (24) 2.22 (1.15–4.29) 0.02 188 (15) 3.81 (1.38–10.49) 0.01
Premenopause 235 (14) 1 235 (5) 1
Molecular subtype
Luminal A 49 (2) 0.28 (0.06–1.3) 0.10 49 (1) 0.26 (0.03–2.34) 0.23
Luminal B 241 (16) 0.48 (0.21–1.12) 0.09 241 (8) 0.46 (0.14–1.53) 0.20
HER2+ 59 (8) 1.00 (0.37–2.66) 1.00 59 (4) 0.95 (0.24–3.83) 0.95
TN 60 (8) 1 60 (4) 1
ER-PR+ 17 (4) 1.9 (0.57–6.31) 0.30 17 (3) 2.62 (0.58–11.75) 0.21
Histological grade
I/II 133 (5) 1 133 (3) 1
III 264 (33) 3.54 (1.38–9.07) 0.008 264 (17) 2.92 (0.86–9.99) 0.09
Clinical stage
0/I 67 (2) 0.15 (0.04–0.67) 0.01 67 (0) 0 0.96
II 256 (18) 0.39 (0.2–0.74) 0.004 256 (8) 0.26 (0.11–0.64) 0.003
III 103 (18) 1 103 (12) 1
Standard therapy
No 16 (3) 1 16 (2) 1
Yes 410 (35) 0.32 (0.1–1.03) 0.06 410 (18) 0.22 (0.05–0.97) 0.05

a Univariate Cox proportional hazards regression models