Table 1 Patients and tumor characteristics

From: Beclin 1 and autophagy are required for the tumorigenicity of breast cancer stem-like/progenitor cells

Case no.

Age

Diagnosis

Tumor size (cm2)

Receptor status

HER2

Grade

Lymp node status

Clinical stage

Mammospheres per 1000 cells

    

ER

PR

     

1

48

IDC

3.5 × 2.0

(+)

(+)

(−)

III

N1

II

59

2

34

IDC

3.8 × 2.5

(+)

(−)

(+)

II

N2

III

178

3

44

IDC

4.3 × 2.3

(−)

(−)

(−)

III

N1

II

228

4

45

IDC

2.9 × 2.0

(−)

(−)

(+)

III

N1

II

178

5

52

IDC

3.3 × 1.8

(+)

(+)

(−)

III

N2

III

61

6

43

IDC

4.2 × 1.9

(+)

(+)

(−)

III

N2

III

107

7

55

IDC

3.0 × 1.6

(+)

(−)

(−)

III

N1

II

175

8

50

IDC

3.9 × 2.1

(+)

(+)

(+)

III

N1

II

128

  1. Abbreviations: ER, estrogen receptor; IDC, invasive ductal breast cancer; PR, progesterone receptor.