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

Table 5. Impact of BRCA1/2 P/LP variants on the DFS of breast cancer patients from subgroups of stage 0~II and III.

P/LP variants #Cases (events) HR (95% CI) a P a Adjusted HR (95% CI) b P b
Stage 0~II
Germline and somatic variants combined
Non-carrier 287 (17) 1 1
BRCA1 15 (3) 3.70 (1.08–12.76) 0.04 2.06 (0.48–8.8) 0.33
BRCA2 21 (0) 0 0.98 0 0.99
Germline variants
Non-carrier 287 (17) 1 1
BRCA1 13 (3) 4.52 (1.31–15.61) 0.02 2.72 (0.65–11.44) 0.17
BRCA2 16 (0) 0 0.98 0 0.99
Somatic variants
Non-carrier 287 (17) 1 1
BRCA1/2 6 (0) 0 0.66 0 1.00
Stage III
Germline and somatic variants combined
Non-carrier 93 (18) 1 1
BRCA1 4 (0) 0 0.55 0 0.99
BRCA2 6 (0) 0 0.51 0 0.99

a Univariate Cox proportional hazards regression models

b Multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression models. HR was adjusted by age at diagnosis, molecular subtype (Luminal A, Luminal B, TNBC, HER2+ and ER-PR+), tumor grade (grade I/II and III) and administration of standard therapy.