Table 3 Associations between CD73 expression and clinical and pathological variables in each arm of the AZURE trial.

From: Increased primary breast tumor expression of CD73 is associated with development of bone metastases and is a potential biomarker for adjuvant bisphosphonate use

 

Standard treatment

Standard treatment + zoledronate

End point

 

# at risk

# Events

HR

HR: 95% CI

P-value

# at risk

# Events

HR

HR: 95% CI

P-value

OS

Unadjusted

Adjusted

207

207

66

66

1.87

1.53

1.06–3.29

0.85-2.77

0.03

0.15

222

222

61

61

1.06

0.833

0.572 − 1.96

0.444 − 1.56

0.86

0.57

DFS

Unadjusted

Adjusted

207

207

81

81

1.66

1.35

0.982 − 2.80

0.78-2.34

0.06

0.28

222

222

79

79

0.885

1.35

0.504 − 1.55

0.76-2.41

0.67

0.30

Skeletal-first distant recurrence#

Unadjusted

Adjusted

207

207

33

33

2.23

2.44

1.04–4.81

1.08–5.49

0.04

0.03

222

222

20

20

0.945

1.05

0.316 − 2.83

0.34-3.29

0.92

0.93

Bone metastasis at any time

Unadjusted

Adjusted

207

207

51

51

1.86

1.91

0.97-3.55

0.97-3.75

0.062

0.06

222

222

31

31

0.717

0.694

0.275 − 1.87

0.260 − 1.85

0.50

0.46

Distant recurrence including skeletal

Unadjusted

Adjusted

207

207

60

60

1.77

1.56

0.97-3.21

0.84 − 2.90

0.06

0.16

222

222

52

52

0.872

0.694

0.438 − 1.74

0.344 − 1.41

0.70

0.31

Non-skeletal first distant recurrence##

Unadjusted

Adjusted

207

207

36

36

1.74

1.25

0.791 − 3.82

0.55–2.84

0.17

0.60

222

222

38

38

0.850

0.606

0.374 − 1.93

0.264 − 1.39

0.70

0.24

  1. # (Can include concomitant non-skeletal first distant recurrence).
  2. ## (Can include concomitant skeletal first distant recurrence).