Table 1 Cohort characteristics

From: Personalized ctDNA monitoring in metastatic HR+/HER2− breast cancer patients during endocrine and CDK4/6 inhibitor therapy

Cohort

All (n = 51)

Analytical cohort (n = 43)

Characteristic

Age at diagnosis – median [range]

52.8 [36.5–81.7]

52.8 [36.5–81.7]

Age at study entry – median [range]

59.4 [38.1–88.2]

63.4 [38.1–88.2]

Age at study entry – no. (%)

 <40

1 (2)

1 (2)

 40–50

6 (12)

5 (12)

 50–60

18 (35)

11 (26)

 >60

26 (51)

26 (60)

Sex – no. (%)

 Female

50 (98)

43 (100)

 Male

1 (2)

0 (0)

Premenopausal – no. (%)

10 (20)

8 (19)

De novo metastatic – no. (%)

16 (31)

11 (26)

Disease sites – no. (%)

 Visceral

34 (67)

28 (65)

 Bone-only

10 (20)

8 (19)

Line of therapy – no. (%)

 First

40 (78)

34 (79)

 Second

9 (18)

8 (19)

 Third or above

2 (4)

1 (2)

CDK4/6 inhibitor – no. (%)

 Palbociclib

38 (74)

34 (79)

 Ribociclib

11 (22)

8 (19)

 Abemaciclib

2 (4)

1 (2)

Endocrine therapy pair – no. (%)

 Aromatase inhibitor

34 (67)

27 (63)

 SERD

16 (31)

15 (35)

 SERM

1 (2)

1 (2)

  1. The analytical cohort was composed of patients in whom personalized ctDNA panels were built successfully.
  2. CDK4/6 cyclin dependent kinase 4/6, SERD selective estrogen receptor degrader, SERM selective estrogen receptor modulator.