Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of patients with breast cancer.

From: Evaluation of chemotherapy and P2Et extract combination in ex-vivo derived tumor mammospheres from breast cancer patients

Characteristics

Luminal A (n = 17)

Luminal B (n = 42)

Triple negative (n = 14)

Her2 (n = 5)

Age (years)

    

 < 40

0 (0)

2 (4.8)

3 (21.4)

0 (0)

40–49

1(5.9)

5 (11.9)

2 (14.3)

1 (20.0)

50–65

7 (41.2)

18 (42.9)

7 (50)

1 (20.0)

 > 65

9 (52.9)

17 (40.5)

2 (14.3)

3 (60.0)

Lymph nodes

Negative

12 (70.6)

19 (45.2)

8 (57.1)

2 (40.0)

Positive

3 (17.6)

22 (52.4)

6 (42.9)

2 (40.0)

Unknown

2 (11.8)

1 (2.4)

0 (0)

1 (20.0)

TNM State (AJCC)

I

2 (11.8)

6 (14.3)

1 (7.1)

0 (0)

II

14 (82.4)

16 (38.1)

3 (21.4)

1 (20.0)

III

0 (0)

18 (42.9)

10 (71.4)

3 (60.0)

IV

0 (0)

2 (4.8)

0 (0)

1 (20.0)

Unknown

1 (5.9)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

ER

Negative

0 (0)

0 (0)

14 (100)

5 (100)

Positive

17 (100)

42 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

PR

Negative

0 (0)

8 (19.0)

14 (100)

5 (100)

Positive

17 (100)

34 (81.0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

HER2

Negative

16 (94.1)

33 (78.6)

14 (100)

0 (0)

Positive

1 (5.9)

9 (21.4)

0 (0)

5 (100)

Ki67

 < 15%

17 (100)

1 (2.4)

0 (0)

1 (20.0)

 > 15%

0 (0)

41 (97.6)

13 (92.9)

3 (60.0)

Unknown

0 (0)

0

1 (7.1)

1 (20.0)

NAT before surgery

No NAT

14 (82.4)

32 (76.2)

4 (28.6)

1 (20.0)

AC

2 (11.8)

0 (0)

2 (14.3)

1 (20.0)

TX

0 (0)

2 (4.8)

1 (7.1)

3 (60.0)

AC + TX

1 (5.9)

8 (19.0)

6 (42.9)

0 (0)

FEC + TX

0(0)

0 (0)

1 (7.1)

0 (0)

  1. ER estrogen receptor; PR progesterone receptor; HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; NAT neoadjuvant chemotherapy; AC anthracyclines; TX taxane; FEC 5-fluoroacil, epirubicin, cyclophosphamide.