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. 2020 Aug 10;22(8):e17058. doi: 10.2196/17058

Table 3.

Clinical characteristics at baseline of patients with breast cancer and prostate cancer.

Characteristics Breast cancer (n=74) Prostate cancer (n=75) Test statistic P value
Charlson Comorbidity Scale scorea, median (IQR) 1.0 (1) 3.0 (1) 5082.5b <.001b
PSAc (at start of treatment), median (range) N/Ad 5.3 (0-53)

Disease stage (TNMe), n (%)




T1 N/A 1 (1)


T1C N/A 17 (23)


T2 N/A 11 (15)


T2A N/A 1 (1)


T2B N/A 7 (9)


T2C N/A 7 (9)


T3 N/A 20 (27)


T3A N/A 1 (1)


T3B N/A 8 (11)


Missing N/A 2 (3)

Histologic grade (Elston-Ellis), n (%)




Intermediate grade 2 23 (31.1) N/A


High grade 3 41 (55.4) N/A


Unknown 10 (13.5) N/A

Tumor characteristicsf, n (%)




HER2+ ER+ PR+ 9 (12.2) N/A


HER2+ ER+ PR– 7 (9.5) N/A


HER2+ ER– PR– 13 (17.6) N/A


HER2– ER+ PR+ 16 (21.6) N/A


HER2– ER+ PR– 7 (9.5) N/A


HER2– ER– PR+ 1 (1.4) N/A


Triple negative 21 (28.4) N/A

Proliferation rate (Ki-67), n (%)




≥ 20 % 72 (97.3) N/A


< 20 % 2 (2.7) N/A

Type of chemotherapy, n (%)




Anthracyclines, alkylators 3 (4.1) N/A


Anthracyclines, alkylators, taxanes 37 (50.0) N/A


Anthracyclines, alkylators, antimetabolites, taxanes 9 (12.2) N/A


Antimetabolites, alkylators 2 (2.7) N/A


Taxanes 11 (14.9) N/A


Taxanes, alkylators 1 (1.4) N/A


Taxanes, trastuzumab emtansine 2 (2.7) N/A


Trastuzumab emtansine 9 (12.2) N/A

Gleason score, median (range) N/A 7 (6-9)

Number of radiotherapy treatments, median (range) N/A 25 (25-29)

Number of neoadjuvant chemotherapy treatments, median (range) 6.0 (2-15) N/A

Antihormonal treatment, n (%)




Yes N/A 55 (73)


No N/A 20 (27)

Treatment duration (in weeks), median (range) 15 (3-26) 5 (5-6)

aA higher value corresponds to greater comorbidity; the score ranges between 0-37.

bMann-Whitney U test.

cPSA: Prostate-specific antigen.

dN/A: not applicable.

eTNM: Classification of malignant tumors.

fBreast cancer cell human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER2), estrogen receptor (ER), and progesterone receptor (PR) status.