Table 1 Correlation between COL11A1 expression with different clinicopathological parameters in the pure DCIS cohort

From: Collagen (XI) alpha-1 chain is an independent prognostic factor in breast ductal carcinoma in situ

Clinicopathological Parameters

COL11A1 expression in tumor epithelial cells

χ2 (p-value)

COL11A1 expression in stromal fibroblasts

χ2 (p-value)

Low (N = 338) N. (%)

High (N = 110) N. (%)

Low (N = 391) N. (%)

High (N = 57) N. (%)

Age (years)

     

1.2 (0.280)

 ≤ 50

81 (24)

27 (25)

0.1

91 (23)

17 (30)

 > 50

257 (76)

83 (75)

(0.902)

300 (77)

40 (70)

Presentation

     

0.6 (0.438)

Screening

166 (49)

52 (47)

0.1

193 (49)

25 (44)

Symptomatic

172 (51)

58 (53)

(0.737)

198 (51)

32 (56)

DCIS size (mm)

     

2.6 (0.106)

 ≤ 20

147 (44)

51 (47)

0.4

163 (43)

30 (54)

 > 20

191 (56)

57 (53)

(0.497)

223 (57)

25 (46)

Nuclear grade

     

1.6 (0.457)

Low

40 (12)

13 (12)

0.2

49 (13)

4 (7)

Moderate

88 (26)

31 (28)

(0.903)

102 (26)

17 (30)

High

210 (62)

66 (60)

 

240 (61)

36 (63)

Comedo necrosis

     

0.1 (0.716)

Yes

221 (65)

76 (69)

0.5

258 (66)

39 (68)

No

117 (35)

34 (31)

(0.475)

133 (34)

18 (32)

Estrogen receptor

     

9.8 (0.002)

Negative

77 (25)

34 (33)

2.6

87 (24)

24 (44)

Positive

233 (75)

69 (67)

(0.105)

272 (76)

30 (56)

Progesterone receptor

     

4.1 (0.042)

Negative

119 (38)

53 (52)

6.3

144 (40)

28 (55)

Positive

192 (62)

48 (48)

(0.012)

217 (60)

23 (45)

HER2 status

     

1.5 (0.211)

Negative

231 (76)

75 (74)

0.2

289 (77)

39 (70)

Positive

74 (24)

27 (26)

(0.655)

85 (23)

17 (30)

Proliferation index (Ki-67)

     

3.8 (0.049)

High

62 (23)

25 (24)

0.1

70 (22)

17 (34)

Low

210 (77)

78 (76)

(0.762)

255 (78)

33 (66)

Molecular classes

     

8.2 (0.041)

Luminal A

139 (54)

47 (48)

1.5 (0.685)

167 (54)

19 (38)

Luminal B

47 (18)

18 (18)

57 (18)

8 (16)

HER2 Enriched

40 (15)

17 (17)

43 (14)

14 (28)

Triple negative

34 (13)

17 (17)

42 (14)

9 (18)

Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes

     

5.9 (0.016)

Dense

122 (47)

49 (57)

2.5 (0.113)

140 (47)

31 (66)

Sparse

137 (53)

37 (43)

 

158 (53)

16 (34)

HIF1A expression

      

High

58 (24)

26 (29)

1.1

63 (22)

21 (48)

13.8 (<0.0001)

Low

188 (76)

63 (71)

(0.293)

228 (78)

23 (52)

  1. Significant p values are in bold
  2. COL11A1 collagen (XI) alpha-1 chain, DCIS ductal carcinoma in situ, HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, HIF1α hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha