Table 1 Patient characteristics.

From: Molecular landscape and efficacy of HER2-targeted therapy in patients with HER2-mutated metastatic breast cancer

Characteristics

No. of patients (%)

P

Total (n = 1184)

HER2 wild-type (n = 1079)

HER2 mutant (n = 105)

Age at initial diagnosis

    

 ≤35 Years

171 (14.4)

151 (14.0)

20 (19.0)

0.160

 >35 Years

1013 (85.6)

928 (86.0)

85 (81.0)

Histopathological

    

 Invasive ductal carcinoma

1049 (88.6)

962 (89.2)

87 (82.9)

0.169

 Invasive lobular carcinoma

45 (3.8)

38 (3.5)

7 (6.7)

 Mixed invasive ductal and invasive lobular

2 (0.2)

2 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

 Other

88 (7.4)

77 (7.1)

11 (10.5)

HR status

    

 Positive

696 (58.8)

635 (58.9)

61 (58.1)

0.182

 Negative

422 (35.6)

380 (35.2)

42 (40.0)

 Unknown

66 (5.6)

64 (5.9)

2 (1.9)

HER2 status

   

 Positive

329 (27.8)

265 (24.6)

64 (61.0)

<0.001

 Negative

855 (72.2)

814 (75.4)

41 (39.0)

Molecular subtype

    

 HR+/HER2−

522 (44.1)

488 (45.2)

34 (32.4)

<0.001

 HR+/HER2+

174 (14.7)

147 (13.6)

27 (25.7)

 HR−/HER2+

155 (13.1)

118 (10.9)

37 (35.2)

 HR−/HER2−

267 (22.6)

262 (24.3)

5 (4.8)

 Unknown

66 (5.6)

64 (5.9)

2 (1.9)

  1. HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, HR hormone receptor.