Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of the ERpHER2n WGS cohort and total HRD frequency

From: Homologous recombination deficiency in primary ER-positive and HER2-negative breast cancer

 

Total cohort

ChemoEndoa

Endo

Number of patients

502 (100%)

339 (67.5%)

138 (27.5%)

Female/male (%)

98.8/1.2%

99.7/0.3%

97.1/2.9%

Median age (years)

65

60

75

Median tumor size and range (mm)

20 (2–115)

20 (2–115)

18 (8–67)

Nottingham Grade (NHG)

   

 NHG 1

8.1%

6.4%

10.1%

 NHG 2

40.0%

35.8%

49.3%

 NHG 3

51.8%

57.9%

40.6%

Nodal status

   

 Node-negative (N0)

47.3%

38.4%

62.3%

 Node-positive (N+)

52.7%

61.6%

37.7%

HER2-low statusb

84.8%

84.6%

85.7%

PR-status (positive/negative)

84.8/15.2%

86.1/13.9%

81.9/18.1%

Adjuvant therapy

   

 ChemoEndoa

71.1%

100%

0%

 Endo

28.9%

0%

100%

Complete overall survival data

100%

100%

100%

Complete DRFI survival datac

99.6%

98.5%

98.6%

Germline screening data available

11.4%

13.9%

3.6%

HRD frequency

8.4%

9.1%

7.2%

PAM50 subtypes

   

 Basal

3.3%

2.1%

4.3%

 HER2-enriched (HER2E)

6.3%

4.0%

11.6%

 Luminal A (LumA)

30.9%

37.1%

18.1%

 Luminal B (LumB)

57.7%

54.1%

65.9%

 Normal

1.8%

2.7%

0%

  1. Note: Cases with missing values for a variable are excluded from percentage calculations if not otherwise stated.
  2. aOnly ChemoEndo cases with clinical review data are included.
  3. bHER2-low classification was only possible in reviewed cases (including some, but not all, Endo cases). Cases with missing values are omitted.
  4. cBy clinical review or cancer registry data, depending on the cohort.