Table 1 Clinicopathological charateristics

From: In breast cancer subtypes steroid sulfatase (STS) is associated with less aggressive tumour characteristics

Variable

Value (N)

 

Whole cohort

Post-menopausal

Pre-menopausal

Age

   

 Mean

60.5

66.4

41.1

 Highest

92

92

51

 Lowest

34

49

34

Grade

   

 1

8 (5.9%)

4 (4.3%)

2 (12.5%)

 2

69 (50.8%)

50 (53.7%)

4 (25.0%)

 3

59 (43.3%)

39 (41.9%)

10 (62.5%)

Tumour size (T)

   

 1 (<2 cm)

63 (45.3%)

47 (48.9%)

4 (25.0%)

 2 (2–5 cm)

70 (50.4%)

47 (48.9%)

10 (62.5%)

 3 (>5 cm)

6 (4.3%)

2 (2.1%)

2 (12.5%)

Nodal spread (N)

   

 0 (no spread to lymph)

77 (55.8%)

54 (56.8%)

9 (56.2%)

 1 (1–3 pos. lymph nodes)

36 (26.1%)

26 (27.3%)

3 (18.75%)

 2 (4–9 pos. lymph nodes)

14 (10.1%)

11 (11.5%)

1 (6.2%)

 3 (>10 pos. lymph nodes)

11 (8.0%)

4 (4.2%)

3 (18.75)

Metastasis (M)

   

 No Met

137 (96.6%)

93 (97.8%)

16 (100%)

 Mets

2 (1.4%)

2 (2.2%)

0 (0%)

Menopausal status

  

 Pre-menopausal

16 (11.5%)

 

 Post-menopausal

96 (69.1%)

 Unknown

27 (19.4%)

Excluded

 

BC subtype

   

 HER2

37 (26.6%)

26 (27.2%)

6 (37.5%)

 LUMA

74 (53.2%)

49 (51.0%)

7 (43.7%)

 LUMB

11 (7.9%)

8 (8.3%)

0 (0%)

 TNBC

17 (12.2%)

13 (13.5%)

3 (18.75%)

Relapse (local and metastatic)

   

 No

94 (67.7%)

64 (68.1%)

11 (68.7%)

 Yes

45 (32.3%)

30 (31.9%)

5 (31.2%)

Relapse (metastatic)

   

 No

96 (69.1%)

62 (66.7%)

11 (68.7%)

 Yes

43 (30.9%)

31 (33.3%)

5 (31.2%)

Oestrogen receptor α

   

 Negative

36 (25.9%)

26 (27.1%)

5 (31.2%)

 Positive

103 (74.1%)

70 (71.9%)

11 (68.7%)

PGR

   

 Negative

74 (53.2%)

53 (55.2%)

7 (42.7%)

 Positive

65 (46.8%)

43 (44.8%)

9 (56.3%)

HER2 over-expression

   

 No

99 (71.2%)

67 (69.8%)

10 (62.5%)

 Yes

40 (28.8%)

29 (30.2%)

6 (37.5%)

STERSULF

   

 Negative

57 (41.3%)

42 (44.2%)

6 (37.5%)

 Positive

81 (58.7%)

53 (55.8%)

10 (62.5%)

Aromatase

   

 Score 1–4

40 (28.2%)

27 (38.6%)

3 (30%)

 Score 5–7

90 (71.2%)

43 (61.4%)

7 (70%)

17βHSD Type 2

   

 Negative

25 (18.1%)

21 (22.1%)

2 (12.5%)

 Positive

113 (81.9%)

74 (77.9%)

14 (87.5%)

ERβ1

   

 <150 H Score

65 (46.7%)

47 (49.0%)

7 (43.7%)

 >150 H score

74 (53.2%)

49 (51.0%)

9 (56.3%)

AR

   

 <10%

18 (13.3%)

12 (13.0%)

1 (6.25%)

 ≥10%

117 (86.7%)

80 (87.0%)

15 (93.75%)

GR

   

 <10%

64 (48.5%)

41 (45.1%)

11 (73.3%)

 ≥10%

68 (51.5%)

50 (54.1%)

4 (26.6%)

FOXA1

   

 <10%

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 ≥10%

132 (100%

90 (100%)

16 (100%)

KI67

   

 <15

31 (22.6%)

21 (22.3%)

2 (12.5%)

 15–30

37 (27.0%)

26 (27.7%)

2 (12.5%)

 >30

69 (50.4%)

47 (50%)

12 (75.0%)

  1. Clinicopathological and histological characteristics of the cohort