Table 1 Comparison of PEA3 expression with clinicopathological parameters and growth factor markers

From: A positive role for PEA3 in HER2-mediated breast tumour progression

 

Total

PEA3-positive (%)

PEA3-negative (%)

P -value

No. of patients

107

50 (47%)

57 (53%)

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Mean age

 

47.94

51.90

0.0776

Tumour size (mm)

 

3.17

2.72

0.0198

Grade

 Grade 3

55

37 (67%)

18 (33%)

 

 Non-grade 3

52

13 (25%)

39 (75%)

<0.0001

Axillary lymph node status

 Node-positive

69

38 (55%)

31 (45%)

 

 Node-negative

38

12 (32%)

26 (68%)

0.0260

ER status

 Positive

84

40 (48%)

44 (52%)

 

 Negative

23

10 (43%)

13 (57%

0.8154

HER2 status

 Positive

32

20 (63%)

12 (37%)

 

 Negative

75

30 (40%)

45 (60%)

0.0369

Recurrence

 Positive

23

20 (87%)

3 (13%)

 

 Negative

84

30 (36%)

54 (64%)

<0.0001

Phospho-raf

 Positive

37

31 (84%)

6 (16%)

<0.0001

 Negative

70

19 (27%)

51 (73%)

 
  1. ER=oestrogen receptor. Continuous variables were analysed using the two-sample t-test. Nominal variables were analysed using Fisher's exact test.