Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics for all patients’ primary tumors, as well as for the subgroup with PIK3CA mutation and the subgroup with no PIK3CA mutation.

From: PIK3CA mutations in endocrine-resistant breast cancer

 

All

Primary tumor with PIK3CA mutation

Primary tumor with no PIK3CA mutation

P-value mutation (mutation vs no mutation per characteristic)

 

N = 62*

N = 23**

N = 35**

 

Tumor size

   

P = 0.30

Median, mm (range)

24 (10–100)

25 (10–60)

24 (10–100)

 

Tumor stage

   

P = 0.84

pT1

23 (37.10%)

7 (30.43%)

14 (40.00%)

 

pT2

34 (54.84%)

14 (60.87%)

18 (51.43%)

 

pT3

5 (8.06%)

2 (8.70%)

3 (8.57%)

 

pN status

   

P = 0.000070

pN0

35 (56.45%)

6 (26.09%)

28 (80.00%)

 

pN1

15 (24.19%)

11 (47.83%)

3 (8.57%)

 

pN2

8 (12.90%)

4 (17.39%)

4 (11.43%)

 

pN3

4 (6.45%)

2 (8.70%)

0 (0.00%)

 

Lymph node status

   

P = 0.000088

Negative

35 (56.45%)

6 (26.09%)

28 (80.00%)

 

Positive

27 (43.55%)

17 (73.91%)

7 (20.00%)

 

TNM stage

   

P = 0.089

Stage 1

16 (25.81%)

3 (13.04%)

13 (37.14%)

 

Stage 2

34 (54.84%)

14 (60.87%)

18 (51.43%)

 

Stage 3

12 (19.35%)

6 (26.09%)

4 (11.43%)

 

Histological subtype

   

P = 0.75

Ductal

43 (69.35%)

15 (65.22%)

26 (74.29%)

 

Lobular

14 (22.58%)

6 (26.09%)

6 (17.14%)

 

Other

5 (8.06%)

2 (8.70%)

3 (8.57%)

 

Histologic grade

   

P = 0.21

NHG1

9 (14.52%)

5 (21.74%)

4 (11.43%)

 

NHG2

28 (45.16%)

12 (52.17%)

15 (42.86%)

 

NHG3

24 (38.71%)

5 (21.74%)

16 (45.71%)

 

NA

1 (1.61%)

1 (4.35%)

0 (0.00%)

 

ER, %

   

P = 0.64

Median, % (range)

90 (5–100)

90 (50–100)

90 (5–100)

 

PR, %

   

P = 0.35

Median, % (range)

40 (0–100)

60 (0–100)

40 (0–100)

 

PR status

   

P = 0.31

Negative (< 10%)

14 (22.58%)

3 (13.04%)

9 (25.71%)

 

Positive (≥ 10%)

35 (56.45%)

16 (69.57%)

18 (51.43%)

 

NA

13 (20.97%)

4 (17.39%)

8 (22.86%)

 

PR status

   

P = 0.34

Negative (< 20%)

16 (25.81%)

4 (17.39%)

10 (28.57%)

 

Positive (≥ 20%)

33 (53.23%)

15 (65.22%)

17 (48.57%)

 

NA

13 (20.97%)

4 (17.39%)

8 (22.86%)

 

Ki67, %

   

P = 0.018

Median, % (range)

20 (1–95)

15 (1–80)

24 (1–95)

 

Ki67 status

   

P = 0.24

Low (< 15%)

20 (32.26%)

9 (39.13%)

9 (25.71%)

 

High (≥ 15%)

34 (54.84%)

11 (47.83%)

23 (65.71%)

 

NA

8 (12.90%)

3 (13.04%)

3 (8.57%)

 

Ki67 status

   

P = 0.090

Low (< 20%)

25 (40.32%)

12 (52.17%)

11 (31.43%)

 

High (≥ 20%)

29 (46.77%)

8 (34.78%)

21 (60.00%)

 

NA

8 (12.90%)

3 (13.04%)

3 (8.57%)

 

HER2 IHC

   

P = 0.17

0

37 (59.68%)

16 (69.57%)

18 (51.43%)

 

1 + 

11 (17.74%)

4 (17.39%)

6 (17.14%)

 

2 + 

9 (14.52%)

1 (4.35%)

8 (22.86%)

 

3 + 

2 (3.23%)

0 (0.00%)

2 (5.71%)

 

NA

3 (4.84%)

2 (8.70%)

1 (2.86%)

 

HER2 status***

   

P = 0.097

HER2-negative/zero

37 (59.68%)

16 (69.57%)

18 (51.43%)

 

HER2-low

22 (35.48%)

5 (21.74%)

16 (45.71%)

 

HER2-positive

0 (0.00%)

0 (0.00%)

0 (0.00%)

 

NA

3 (4.84%)

2 (8.70%)

1 (2.86%)

 

TIL score

   

P = 0.90

Median, % (range)

5 (1–40)

5 (1–40)

5 (1–35)

 
  1. ER = estrogen receptor, IHC = immunohistochemistry, ISH = in situ hybridization, NHG = Nottingham Histologic Grade, pN = pathological nodal status, PR = progesterone receptor, TIL = tumor infiltrating lymphocyte, TNM = tumor, nodal, metastasis staging, NA = data not available.
  2. * All patients included, even when lacking sequencing data from the primary tumor.
  3. ** Representing the primary tumors where sequencing data could be generated and evaluated.
  4. *** HER2-negative/zero = HER2 IHC score 0, HER2-low = HER2 IHC score 1–3 + and negative HER2 ISH, HER2-positive = HER2 amplified by ISH.