Table 1.
Patient population.
| Patient Population | ||
| Number of patients Age |
36 31–80 |
|
| Relapse | 10 | |
| Mean age patients relapsed | 43 | Ns |
| Mean age patients in complete remission | 56 | |
| Observation period after endocrine therapy | 608 days * | |
| Observation period after initial diagnosis | 2281 days * | |
| CETCs | ||
| Increasing | 12 | Rel 8 |
| Decreasing/Constant | 24 | Rel 2 |
| Tumor Size | ||
| T1 | 20 | Rel 3 |
| >T2 | 15 | Rel 7 |
| Unknown | 1 | |
| Nodal Status | ||
| N0 | 24 | Rel 6 |
| N1–2 | 12 | Rel 4 |
* Observation periods are reported as median values. CETCs = circulating epithelial tumor cells. (Ns = not significant, Rel = Relapse).