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. 2017 May 19;8(31):51416–51428. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.18006

Table 1. Clinicopathological patient characteristics.

Patient characteristic n (%)
Total, n 67
Median age at PT biopsy, years 51,9
Median age at MT biopsy, years 56,9
Phenotype of primary tumor by IHC, n (%)
 Luminal A 25 (37%)
 Luminal B (HER2-negative) 15 (22%)
 Luminal B (HER2-positive) 2 (3%)
 HER2 positive (non-luminal) 6 (9%)
 Triple-negative 17 (25%)
 NA 2 (3%)
Grading of primary tumor, n (%)
 G1
 G1 0 (0%)
 G2 40 (60%)
 G3 20 (30%)
 GX 7 (10%)
ER/ESR1 status of primary tumor, n (%) IHC RTqPCR
 Positive 44 (66%) 42 (63%)
 Negative 23 (34%) 24 (36%)
 Unknown 0 (0%) 1 (2%)
PR/PGR status of primary tumor, n (%)
 Positive 42 (63%) 29 (43%)
 Negative 25 (37%) 37 (55%)
 Unknown 0 (0%) 1 (2%)
HER2/ERBB2 status of primary tumor, n (%)
 Positive 14 (21%) 8 (12%)
 Negative 39 (58%) 58 (87%)
 Unknown 14 (21%) 1 (2%)
Site of metastatic biopsy, n (%)
 Bone 24 (36%)
 Brain 19 (28%
 Liver 8 (12%)
 Lung 2 (3%)
 Pleura 3 (5%)
 Soft tissue 11 (16%)