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Table 1 General Characteristics

From: HER2 amplification level by in situ hybridization predicts survival outcome in advanced HER2-positive breast cancer treated with pertuzumab, trastuzumab, and docetaxel regardless of HER2 IHC results

Characteristic

Total population (n = 152)

ISH evaluated population (n = 78)

Female sex—no. (%)

152 (100.0%)

78 (100.0%)

Age—year

  

 Median

53

58

 Range

23–79

23–82

Disease status—no. (%)

  

 De novo metastatic disease

70 (46.1%)

31 (39.7%)

 Recurrence

82 (53.9%)

47 (60.3%)

Metastatic site—no. (%)

  

 Locally advanced

21 (13.8%)

8 (10.2%)

 Bone only

26 (17.1%)

13 (16.7%)

 Visceral metastasis

105 (69.1%)

57 (73.1%)

Specific metastatic sites—no. (%)

  

 Liver

45 (29.6%)

24 (30.7%)

 Lung

55 (36.2%)

31 (39.7%)

 Brain

9 (5.9%)

4 (5.1%)

Hormone receptor status—no. (%)

  

 HR+ (ER+ or PR+)

71 (46.7%)

42 (53.8%)

 HR− (ER− and PR−)

81 (53.3%)

36 (46.2%)

HER2 IHC—no. (%)

  

 1+

2 (1.3%)

2 (2.6%)

 2+

21 (13.8%)

21 (26.9%)

 3+

129 (84.9%)

55 (70.5%)

HER2/CEP17 ratio by ISH

  

 Median

3.23*

4.125

 Range

1.6–8.89*

1.6–12.25

Prior adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy among recurred disease—no. (%)

(n = 82)

(n = 47)

 Chemotherapy

74 (93.7%)

45 (95.7%)

  Anthracycline

57 (69.5%)

33 (70.2%)

  Taxane

49 (59.8%)

32 (68.1%)

  Anti-HER2

53 (64.6%)

31 (66.0%)

 Hormonal therapy

44 (97.8%)

28 (100.0%)

  1. HR hormone receptor, ER estrogen receptor, PR progesterone receptor, HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, IHC immunohistochemistry, CEP17 centromeric probe for chromosome 17, ISH in situ hybridization
  2. * Only with those who had archival FISH results