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. 2017 Aug 2;8(35):59023–59035. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.19812

Table 3. Univariate and multivariate analyses for clinical outcomes according to the classification based on the biomarker immunoprofiling in patients with salivary duct carcinoma.

Overall survival Progression-free survival
Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
n (%) HR 95% CI P HR 95% CI P HR 95% CI P HR 95% CI P
Revised classification†
Apocrine A 36 (24) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Apocrine B 28 (18) 2.20 1.01–4.79 0.047* 1.75 0.78–3.92 0.178 2.49 1.33–4.68 0.004* 1.80 0.91–3.59 0.093
Apocrine HER2 53 (35) 1.87 0.93–3.78 0.080 2.19 0.97–4.95 0.058 1.92 1.09–3.39 0.025* 2.35 1.21–4.55 0.012*
HER2-enriched 17 (12) 2.60 1.14–5.91 0.023* 4.57 1.60–13.05 0.004* 2.19 1.05–4.55 0.037* 3.29 1.40–7.74 0.006*
Double negative 16 (11) 3.52 1.55–7.99 0.003* 2.36 0.94–5.90 0.067 4.80 2.42–9.49 <0.001* 3.01 1.36–6.65 0.006*
Di Palma classification‡
Luminal AR positive 64 (43) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
HER2 positive 70 (47) 1.45 0.87–2.42 0.156 1.83 0.97–3.45 0.061 1.32 0.87–2.01 0.194 1.82 1.11–3.00 0.019*
Basal-like 11 (7) 2.69 1.16–6.21 0.021* 1.53 0.60–3.87 0.374 3.76 1.91–7.38 <0.001* 2.63 1.22–5.68 0.014*
Intermediate 5 (3) 2.18 0.76–6.28 0.149 1.92 0.63–5.83 0.251 2.37 0.93–6.02 0.069 1.43 0.51–4.02 0.493

* Statistically significant (P < 0.05)

†Apocrine A, AR+/HER2−/Ki-67-low; Apocrine B, AR+/HER2−/Ki-67-high; Apocrine HER2, AR+/HER2+; HER2-enriched, AR−/HER2+; Double negative, AR−/HER2− (including basal-like [AR−/HER2−/EGFR and/or CK5/6+] and unclassified [others]).

‡Luminal AR positive, AR+/HER2−; HER2 positive, AR any/HER2+; Basal-like, AR−/HER2−/EGFR and/or CK5/6+; Intermediate, negative for all markers.

Abbreviations: HR = hazard ratio; CI = confidence interval; HER2 = human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; AR = androgen receptor; EGFR = epidermal growth factor receptor; CK = cytokeratin.