Table 1 Clinical data of patients.

From: Different prognostic value of circulating and disseminated tumor cells in primary breast cancer: Influence of bisphosphonate intake?

Total

Total

CTC pos(%)

p-value

Total

DTC pos(%)

p-value

376

84 (22)

525

211 (40)

Median age

60 years (range 27–86 years)

Tumor size

pT1

252

51 (20)

0.37

329

127 (39)

0.07

pT2-4

121

   

83 (43)

 

pT5

3

   

1 (33)

 

Nodal Status

Node negative

256

55 (21)

0.53

349

129 (37)

0.03

Node positive

119

29 (24)

 

174

82 (47)

 

Histology

Ductal

289

65 (22)

0.06

397

164 (41)

0.54

Lobular

47

15 (32)

 

70

24 (34)

 

Others

40

4 (10)

 

58

23 (40)

 

Grading

I

75

13 (17)

0.45

94

25 (27)

0.01

II

205

50 (24)

 

277

118 (43)

 

III

96

21 (22)

 

153

68 (44)

 

Lymphangiosis

Negative

307

69 (22)

0.92

418

159 (38)

0.03

Positive

65

15 (23)

 

103

51 (50)

 

Haemangiosis

Negative

371

84 (23)

0.99

510

205 (40)

0.88

Positive

1

0 (0)

 

8

3 (38)

 

ER Status

Negative

60

14 (23)

0.85

94

44(47)

0.14

Positive

315

70 (22)

 

430

166 (39)

 

PR Status

Negative

74

16 (22)

0.86

136

66 (49)

0.02

Positive

301

68 (23)

 

388

144 (37)

 

Her2 Status

Negative

312

68 (21)

0.22

438

170 8399

0.19

Positive

52

15 (29)

 

84

39 (46)

 

Menopausal Status

Premenopausal

45

11 (24)

0.75

72

35 (49)

0.30

Perimenopausal

44

8 (18)

 

67

26 (39)

 

Postmenopausal

287

65 (23)

 

386

150 (39)

 

Immunhistochemical Subtype

(ER−, PR−, Her2−)

40

9 (23)

0.47

61

27 (44)

0.22

(ER−, PR−, Her2+)

12

2 (17)

 

24

14 (58)

 

(ER+ and/ or PR+, Her2−)

281

59 (21)

 

377

143 (38)

 

(ER+ and/ or PR+, Her2+)

41

13 (32)

 

61

25 (41)

 

Bone marrow Status

Negative

243

59 (24)

0.25

   

Positive

131

25 (19)

    

Bisphosphonate Intake

No

254

58 (23)

0.69

342

43 (13)

<0.0001

Yes

119

25 (21)

 

179

164 (92)