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Table 3 Cancer patient surgery tumour characteristics (N = 138)

From: Potential for the embryonic morphogen Nodal as a prognostic and predictive biomarker in breast cancer

Characteristic

IHC Nodal Scoring Index Category

Chi-Square

p-value

 

0-3

4-6

9

 
 

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

 
 

18 (13)

63 (46)

57 (41)

 

Pathology (N = 128)

    

IDC

7 (7)

41 (45)

44 (48)

0.281

DCIS

7 (33)

13 (62)

1 (5)

 

Other

0 (0)

7 (47)

8 (53)

 

*Missing

4 (40)

2 (20)

4 (40)

 

Nottingham Grade (N = 104)

    

Poor

0 (0)

6 (25)

18 (75)

0.00081

Moderate

5 (10)

20 (39)

26 (50)

 

Well

2 (7)

20 (69)

7 (24)

 

*Missing

11 (32)

17 (50)

6 (18)

 

ER/PR Status (N = 102)

    

ER or PR Positive

4 (5)

38 (45)

43 (51)

0.43

Negative

3 (18)

6 (35)

8 (47)

 

*Missing

11 (31)

19 (53)

6 (17)

 

T-Stage (N = 125)

    

DCIS

5 (33)

10 (67)

0 (0)

0.00031

Stage 1

7 (9)

39 (48)

36 (44)

 

Stage > 1

1 (4)

12 (43)

15 (54)

 

*Missing

5 (38)

2 (15)

6 (46)

 

N-Stage (N = 124)

    

0

11 (12)

51 (55)

31 (33)

0.009

1

2 (6)

9 (29)

20 (65)

 

*Missing

5 (36)

3 (21)

6 (43)

 
  1. 1Mantel-Haenszel
  2. * Not included in calculation