Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of patients with primary operable breast cancer

From: MCL-1 is a prognostic indicator and drug target in breast cancer

Clinicopathological characteristics (total)

Patients (n%)

Age (≤50/≥51 years) (n=428)

141 (33%)/287 (67%)

Size (mm ≤20/>20) (n=427)

212 (50%)/215 (50%)

Tumour type (special type/lobular/ductal) (n=428)

24 (6%)/23 (5%)/381 (89%)

Grade (I/II/III) (n=426)

55 (13%)/176 (41%)/195 (46%)

Involved lymph node (Negative/positive) (n=420)

231 (55%)/189 (45%)

Oestrogen receptor status (ER-/ER+) (n=428)

182 (43%)/246 (57%)

Progesterone receptor status (PR-/PR+) (n=428)

259 (61%)/169 (39%)

ERBB2 amplification status (ERBB2-/ERBB2+) (n=426)

336 (78%)/90 (21%)

TN status (ER-,PR-,ERBB2-/ER+,PR+,ERBB2+) (426)

118 (28%)/308 (72%)

MCL-1 (High/low) (n=428)

220 (51%)/208 (49%)