Table 2 Patient characteristics among AIS-low group vs. AIS-high group in the NCCTG-N9831 trial.

From: Adaptive immune signature in HER2-positive breast cancer in NCCTG (Alliance) N9831 and NeoALTTO trials

 

AIS-low (N = 647)

AIS-high (N = 621)

Total (N = 1268)

P valuea

Age (years)

   

0.0099

 Mean (±SD)

49.3 (±10.6)

50.8 (±10.6)

50.0 (±10.6)

 

 Median

49.0

51.0

50.0

 

 Range

(22.0–80.0)

(23.0–77.0)

(22.0–80.0)

 

Tumor size (cm)

   

0.0007

 Mean (±SD)

3.0 (±1.9)

2.7 (±1.6)

2.9 (±1.8)

 

 Median

2.5

2.4

2.5

 

 Range

(0.1–13.2)

(0.1–15.0)

(0.1–15.0)

 

Nodal status

   

0.7410

 N0

120 (18.5%)

126 (20.3%)

246 (19.4%)

 

 N1

261 (40.3%)

238 (38.3%)

499 (39.4%)

 

 N2

181 (28.0%)

168 (27.1%)

349 (27.5%)

 

 N3

85 (13.1%)

89 (14.3%)

174 (13.7%)

 

Menopausal status

   

0.1845

 1

345 (53.3%)

308 (49.6%)

653 (51.5%)

 

 2

302 (46.7%)

313 (50.4%)

615 (48.5%)

 

Tumor grade

   

0.1374

 Missing

7

8

15

 

 Grade 2

189 (29.5%)

158 (25.8%)

347 (27.7%)

 

 Grade 3

451 (70.5%)

455 (74.2%)

906 (72.3%)

 

ER/PR status

   

0.0235

 Negative

285 (44.0%)

313 (50.4%)

598 (47.2%)

 

 Positive

362 (56.0%)

308 (49.6%)

670 (52.8%)

 

ARM

   

0.7571

 A

233 (36.0%)

212 (34.1%)

445 (35.1%)

 

 B

224 (34.6%)

225 (36.2%)

449 (35.4%)

 

 C

190 (29.4%)

184 (29.6%)

374 (29.5%)

 
  1. aWilcoxon rank-sum test was used for continuous variables and Chi-square test was used for categorical variables.