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Table 1 Clinicopathologic data

From: Expression profiling of cancerous and normal breast tissues identifies microRNAs that are differentially expressed in serum from patients with (metastatic) breast cancer and healthy volunteers

Parameter

Group

Tissue (n= 84)

Serum (n= 75)

T status

1

27 (32%)

31 (41%)

 

2

27 (32%)

22 (29%)

 

3

6 (7%)

4 (5%)

 

4

24 (29%)

18 (25%)

N status

0

35 (42%)

28 (37%)

 

1

21 (25%)

15 (20%)

 

2

14 (17%)

10 (13%)

 

3

13 (15%)

9 (12%)

 

4

1 (1%)

13 (18%)

M status

0

70 (83%)

4 (5%)

 

1

14 (17%)

71 (95%)

ER status

Negative

25 (30%)

23 (31%)

 

Positive

59 (70%)

52 (69%)

PR status

Negative

45 (54%)

36 (48%)

 

Positive

39 (46%)

39 (52%)

ErbB2 status

Negative

62 (74%)

49 (65%)

 

Positive

22 (26%)

26 (35%)

Grade

1

9 (11%)

14 (19%)

 

2

32 (38%)

29 (39%)

 

3

43 (51%)

32 (42%)

Stage

I

24 (29%)

19 (25%)

 

II

20 (24%)

14 (19%)

 

III

27 (32%)

22 (29%)

 

IV

13 (15%)

20 (27%)

Disease status

Progressive

29 (35%)

47 (63%)

 

Nonprogressive

55 (65%)

28 (37%)

  1. ErbB2 status is determined by using the Hercep test with confirmation by FISH. Disease status is determined by using the RECIST criteria.