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From: Classification and risk stratification of invasive breast carcinomas using a real-time quantitative RT-PCR assay

Figure 2

Grade and proliferation as predictors of relapse-free survival. A Cox regression model was used to determine probability of relapse over time. Kaplan-Meier curves show the time to event given different grades and levels of proliferation. The grade was scored as low (green), medium (red) or high (blue). The proliferation score was based on continuous expression data, and is shown as tertiles that correspond to low (green), medium (red), and high (blue) levels of expression. The proliferation meta-gene (log2 average of the 14 proliferation genes) showed significant value in predicting relapse, even after correcting for other clinical parameters important for survival (Table 1). Furthermore, when we include both the grade and proliferation in a model for relapse-free survival, we find that the proliferation meta-gene is the better predictor (grade, P = 0.51; proliferation index, P = 0.047).

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