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. 2016 Jan 6;2:15023. doi: 10.1038/npjbcancer.2015.23

Table 3. Prevalence of molecular phenotypes by IHC and PAM50 intrinsic subtype.

Variable Basal-like (N=293) HER2-E (N=266) LumA (N=414) LumB (N=338)
IHC subtypea
 Unknown 64 53 118 52
 ER− HER2− 161 (70%) 85 (40%) 15 (5%) 8 (3%)
 ER− HER2+ 50 (22%) 27 (13%) 11 (4%) 5 (2%)
 ER+ HER2− 14 (6%) 80 (38%) 208 (70%) 214 (75%)
 ER+ HER2+ 4 (2%) 21 (10%) 62 (21%) 59 (21%)
 
Ki67
 Unknown 60 54 111 44
 Neg. (<13.5%) 67 (29%) 112 (53%) 291 (96%) 202 (69%)
 Pos. (⩾13.5%) 166 (71%) 100 (47%) 12 (4%) 92 (31%)
 
CK5/6
 Unknown 61 52 121 47
 0 75 (32%) 121 (57%) 225 (77%) 231 (79%)
 1 99 (43%) 88 (41%) 61 (21%) 60 (21%)
 2 58 (25%) 5 (2%) 7 (2%) 1 (0%)
 
EGFR
 Unknown 56 48 101 39
 0 76 (32%) 161 (74%) 297 (95%) 288 (96%)
 1 118 (50%) 41 (19%) 13 (4%) 10 (3%)
 2 43 (18%) 16 (7%) 3 (1%) 1 (0%)

Abbreviations: CK, cytokeratin; EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor; HER2-E, HER2-enriched; IHC, immunohistochemistry; Lum, luminal; Neg., negative; Pos., positive.

Column percentages are computed excluding samples with unknown status by IHC.

a

ER-positivity is defined by ≥1% positive tumor nuclei. HER2-positivity is defined by staining of >50% carcinoma cells.