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Table 2 Patient and tumor characteristics for the ER+/HER2− subgroup (n = 236) by treatment arm

From: Tamoxifen-predictive value of gene expression signatures in premenopausal breast cancer: data from the randomized SBII:2 trial

Characteristics

ER+/HER2– cohort (n = 236)

Control group n (%)

Tam-treated group n (%)

Age (years)

 Median

46

45

 Range

27–54

33–57

Tumor size (mm)

 ≤ 20

56 (45)

43 (38)

 > 20

68 (55)

69 (62)

Nodal status

 Node-negative

29 (23)

31 (28)

 Node-positive

95 (77)

81 (72)

 N1

65 (52)

58 (52)

 N2

30 (24)

23 (21)

NHG

 1

20 (16)

19 (17)

 2

72 (59)

61 (56)

 3

31 (25)

30 (27)

 Missing

1

2

PR

 Positive

117 (94)

100 (89)

 Negative

7 (6)

12 (11)

Ki67 (%)

 Median

27

26

 Range

2–68

5–56

 Missing

8

5

Histopathological type

 Ductal/NST

105 (85)

94 (84)

 Lobular

13 (11)

12 (11)

 Medullary

2 (2)

1 (1)

 Other

3 (2)

5 (5)

 Missing

1

0

TILs (%)

 < 10

80 (65)

83 (74)

 10–49

34 (27)

26 (23)

 50–100

10 (8)

3 (3)

PAM50 subtype

 Luminal A

82 (66)

66 (59)

 Luminal B

33 (27)

36 (32)

 HER2-enriched

8 (7)

4 (4)

 Basal-like

1 (1)

6 (5)

  1. ER estrogen receptor, HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, NHG Nottingham histological grade, NST no special type, PR progesterone receptor, Tam tamoxifen, TILs tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes