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. 2012 Jul 16;103(9):1708–1713. doi: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2012.02354.x

Table 1.

Patient characteristics at baseline

Characteristics Dose group Total (n = 97)
40 mg (n = 33) 80 mg (n = 32) 120 mg (n = 32)
Median age, years (range) 63.0 (44–80) 63.0 (50–74) 58.5 (48–78) 62.0 (44–80)
Performance status, n (%)
0 28 (85) 27 (84) 28 (88) 83 (86)
1 5 (15) 5 (16) 4 (13) 14 (14)
2 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Body mass index (median), kg/m2 23.2 23.0 22.1 22.7
Prior treatment, n (%)a
Endocrine therapy regimens
1 19 (58) 13 (41) 21 (66) 53 (55)
2 14 (42) 19 (59) 11 (34) 44 (45)
Chemotherapy regimens
0 21 (64) 28 (88) 23 (72) 72 (74)
1 12 (36) 4 (13) 9 (28) 25 (26)
Sites of metastasis, n (%)
Soft tissue 20 (61) 23 (72) 19 (59) 62 (64)
Bone 12 (36) 15 (47) 17 (53) 44 (45)
Visceral 23 (70) 23 (72) 23 (72) 69 (71)
Other 2 (6) 0 (0) 4 (13) 6 (6)
Receptor status, n (%)b
ER+/PgR+ 22 (67) 20 (63) 19 (59) 61 (63)
ER+/PgR− 11 (33) 9 (28) 11 (34) 31 (32)
ER−/PgR+ 0 (0) 2 (6) 1 (3) 3 (3)
ER−/PgR− 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
HER2+ 4 (12) 4 (13) 7 (22) 15 (15)
HER2− 24 (73) 23 (72) 23 (72) 70 (72)
HER2 unknown 5 (15) 5 (16) 2 (6) 12 (12)
Disease‐free interval, n (%)
<2 years 5 (15) 5 (16) 5 (16) 15 (15)
≥2 years 21 (64) 22 (69) 17 (53) 60 (62)
a

Counting a case treated with adjuvant endocrine therapy/chemotherapy as one regimen, if it had relapsed either during therapy or within 6 months of completion of therapy.

b

Hormone receptor status (estrogen receptor [ER]/progesterone receptor [PgR]) was determined by each study site.