Table 1 Characteristics of female patients diagnosed with primary MpBC in SEER database.

From: Chemotherapy significantly improves long-term survival of small lesion node negative metaplastic breast carcinoma in T1c population rather than T1a and T1b

Characteristics

After PSM, n (%)

P-valuea

Overall

Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy-naïve/Unknown

Sample size

584

248

336

 

Age

 ≤ 45

58 (9.9)

32 (12.9)

26 (7.7)

0.138

46–65

269 (46.1)

119 (48.0)

150 (44.6)

 > 65

257 (44.0)

97 (39.1)

160 (47.6)

Marriage

Married

331 (56.7)

136 (54.8)

195 (58.0)

0.368

Single

71 (12.2)

37 (14.9)

34 (10.1)

DSW

145 (24.8)

59 (23.8)

86 (25.6)

Unknown

37 (6.3)

16 (6.5)

21 (6.2)

Race

White

468 (80.1)

199 (80.2)

269 (80.1)

0.199

Black

80 (13.7)

36 (14.5)

44 (13.1)

Other

30 (5.1)

13 (5.2)

17 (5.1)

Unknown

6 (1.0)

0 (0.0)

6 (1.8)

Median household income

 < $50,000

157 (26.9)

54 (21.8)

103 (30.7)

0.048

$50,000 ~ 70,000

311 (53.3)

144 (58.1)

167 (49.7)

 > $70,000

116 (19.9)

50 (20.2)

66 (19.6)

Year

2000–2003

91 (15.6)

36 (14.5)

55 (16.4)

0.717

2004–2008

160 (27.4)

65 (26.2)

95 (28.3)

2009–2012

163 (27.9)

69 (27.8)

94 (28.0)

2013–2016

170 (29.1)

78 (31.5)

92 (27.4)

Grade

I–II

178 (30.5)

70 (28.2)

108 (32.1)

0.574

III–IV

319 (54.6)

141 (56.9)

178 (53.0)

Unknown

87 (14.9)

37 (14.9)

50 (14.9)

T stage

T1a

26 (4.5)

9 (3.6)

17 (5.1)

0.345

T1b

116 (19.9)

44 (17.7)

72 (21.4)

T1c

442 (75.7)

195 (78.6)

247 (73.5)

ER

Positive

104 (17.8)

49 (19.8)

55 (16.4)

0.322

Negative

441 (75.5)

186 (75.0)

255 (75.9)

Unknown

39 (6.7)

13 (5.2)

26 (7.7)

PR

Positive

91 (15.6)

43 (17.3)

48 (14.3)

0.364

Negative

452 (77.4)

191 (77.0)

261 (77.7)

Unknown

41 (7.0)

14 (5.6)

27 (8.0)

HER2

Positive

11 (1.9)

6 (2.4)

5 (1.5)

0.797

Negative

277 (47.4)

120 (48.4)

157 (46.7)

Unknown

21 (3.6)

8 (3.2)

13 (3.9)

Unavailable

275 (47.1)

114 (46.0)

161 (47.9)

Molecular Subtype

HR + /HER2-

79 (13.5)

38 (15.3)

41 (12.2)

0.578

HER2 enriched

11 (1.9)

6 (2.4)

5 (1.5)

TNBC

197 (33.7)

82 (33.1)

115 (34.2)

Unknown

297 (50.9)

122 (49.2)

175 (52.1)

Surgery

Non-surgery

8 (1.4)

2 (0.8)

6 (1.8)

0.518

Surgery

576 (98.6)

246 (99.2)

330 (98.2)

Radiation

Radiation

287 (49.1)

128 (51.6)

159 (47.3)

0.346

Non-radiation/Unknown

297 (50.9)

120 (48.4)

177 (52.7)

  1. aP-value from Pearson’s chi-square test of independence.
  2. Abbreviations: DSW, divorced/separated/widowed; ER, estrogen receptor; HER2, human epidermal growth receptor 2; HR, hormone receptor; MpBC, Metaplastic breast carcinoma; OS, overall survival; PR progesterone receptor; PSM, propensity score match; TNBC, triple-negative breast cancer.