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. 2016 Aug 11;16:622. doi: 10.1186/s12885-016-2626-1

Table 2.

Clinical parameters and association with AKT1 E17K mutation in previously untreated breast cancer patients (cohort A)

Parameter Total (N = 494) Mutation P-valuea (adjusted P-value)
Wild type (n = 465) AKT1 E17K (n = 29)
Age, years 0.55 (1.00)
  < 35 8 (1.6) 8 (1.7) 0
 35–65 255 (51.6) 241 (51.8) 14 (48.3)
  > 65 231 (46.8) 216 (46.5) 15 (51.7)
Menopausal statusb 0.34 (1.00)
 Pre 77 (15.6) 74 (15.9) 3 (10.3)
 Post 381 (77.1) 356 (76.6) 25 (86.2)
UICC stage 0.04 (0.47)
 I 142 (28.7) 129 (27.7) 13 (44.8)
 II 198 (40.1) 187 (40.2) 11 (37.9)
 III 110 (22.3) 105 (22.6) 5 (17.2)
 IV 44 (8.9) 44 (9.5) 0
Grade 0.03 (0.38)
 1 72 (14.6) 64 (13.8) 8 (27.6)
 2 315 (63.8) 296 (63.7) 19 (65.5)
 3 107 (21.7) 105 (22.6) 2 (6.9)
Lymph-node metastasis (N stage)c 0.17 (1.00)
 N0 238 (48.2) 223 (48.0) 15 (51.7)
 N1 138 (27.9) 128 (27.5) 10 (34.5)
 N2 78 (15.8) 77 (16.6) 1 (3.4)
 N3 39 (7.9) 36 (7.7) 3 (10.3)
Distant metastasis (M stage) 0.02 (0.25)
 M0 450 (91.1) 421 (90.5) 29 (100)
 M1 44 (8.9) 44 (9.5) 0
Histologyd 0.83 (1.00)
 Ductal 368 (74.5) 346 (74.4) 22 (75.9)
 Lobular 89 (18.0) 85 (18.3) 4 (13.8)
 Mixed 10 (2.0) 9 (1.9) 1 (3.4)
 Others 23 (4.7) 21 (4.5) 2 (6.9)
St. Gallen criteriae 0.19 (1.00)
 Luminal A 210 (42.5) 194 (41.7) 16 (55.2)
 Luminal B1 53 (10.7) 52 (11.2) 1 (3.4)
 Luminal B2 231 (46.8) 219 (47.1) 12 (41.4)
HER2 status 0.03 (0.38)
 IHC-Score (3+) 37 (7.5) 37 (8.0) 0
 IHC-Score (0 - 2+) 457 (92.5) 428 (92.0) 29 (100)
PR statusf 0.91 (1.00)
 Negative 43 (8.7) 41 (8.8) 2 (6.9)
 Positive 375 (75.9) 356 (76.6) 19 (65.5)

aLikelihood-ratio test for the hypothesis that the prevalence of AKT1 E17K mutation in breast cancer patients does not differ based on the respective clinical parameter. Displayed are only selected parameters

bMissing, n = 36. cMissing, n = 1. dMissing, n = 4. etumor grade was used instead of Ki-67 for subgrouping. fMissing, n = 76

Abbreviations: AKT1 v-akt murine thymoma viral oncogene, HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, IHC immunohistochemistry, PR progesterone receptor, UICC Union for International Cancer Control