Table 2 Multivariable Cox regression analysis for the development of brain as the first site of distant relapse among 852 patients with complete clinicopathological data in the 855Met cohort

From: αB-crystallin expression in breast cancer is associated with brain metastasis

Breast tumors a

Hazard ratio to brain mets as first site (95% CI)

P-value

CRYAB

1.2 (1.0–1.4)

0.021

ER

positive (n=596) vs. negative (n=256)

0.4 (0.2–0.9)

0.025

Nodal status

positive (n=158) vs. negative (n=694)

1.0 (0.5–2.0)

0.9

Age (continuous)

0.98 (0.9–1.0)

0.078

PAM50

 

0.036

LumA

1

 

LumB

4.7 (1.7–13)

0.0031

HER2 enriched

2.9 (0.9–9.3)

0.066

Basal like

1.3 (0.4–4.7)

0.66

Normal like

1.7 (0.5–5.6)

0.39

  1. Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; ER, estrogen receptor; HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor-2; LumA, luminal A; LumB, luminal B.
  2. an=852, brain metastasis events=49.