Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Human brain metastatic stroma attracts breast cancer cells via chemokines CXCL16 and CXCL12

Number of patients

Median age of patients

Mean age of patients

    

5

32

37

    

Sample

Type

Molecular subtype (ER, PR, Her2)

Tumor grade

Cancer stage

Age

BRCA

BC56

Normal

   

48

(+)

BC78

Normal

   

32

(+)

BC82

Normal

   

32

 

BC97

Normal

   

47

 

BC 131

Normal

   

25

(+)

Number of patients

Median age of patients

Mean age of patients

    

8

58

55

    

Sample

Type

Molecular subtype (ER, PR, Her2)

Tumor grade

Cancer stage

Age

 

BC68

Primary

(+), (+), (−)

II

IA

64

 

BC80

Primary

(+), (+), (−)

III

IIA

29

 

BC84

Primary

(+), (−), (−)

III

 

72

 

BC 95

Primary

(+), (−), (+)

III

IA

50

 

BC105

Primary

(+), (+), (−)

III

IIA

71

 

BC108

Primary

(+), (+), (−)

II

IIA

39

 

BC153

Primary

(+), (+), (−)

I

IIIA

59

 

BC155

Primary

(+), (+), (−)

II

IIB

57

 

Number of patients

Median age of patients

Mean age of patients

    

7

59

59

    

Sample

Type

Molecular subtype (ER, PR, Her2)

Tumor grade

Cancer stage

Age

 

BC25

Brain Met

(−), (−), (+)

  

66

 

BC55

Brain Met

(−), (−), (+)

  

54

 

BC66

Brain Met

(+), (+), (+)

  

52

 

BC70

Brain Met

(+), (+), (−)

  

63

 

BC 122

Brain Met

(+), (+), (+)

  

59

 

BC137

Brain Met

(+), (+), (−)

  

54

 

BC 156

Brain Met

(−), (−), (+)

  

62

 
  1. Primary breast tumor patients are categorized based on molecular subtypes, tumor grade, cancer stage, and age. Patients with brain metastasis are categorized based on molecular subtypes and age.