Characteristics | No. patients | TWIST1mRNA expression (Median value*) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â |
<40 | 188 | 0.025 | Â |
41 to 55 | 530 | 0.028 | Â |
56 to 70 | 471 | 0.030 | Â |
>70 | 238 | 0.020 | 0.04†|
Menopausal status | Â | Â | Â |
Premenopausal | 603 | 0.027 | Â |
Postmenopausal | 824 | 0.027 | 0.21‡ |
Tumor size | Â | Â | Â |
pT1, <2 cm | 463 | 0.031 | Â |
pT2, >2 to <5 | 807 | 0.025 | Â |
pT3, >5 + pT4 | 157 | 0.028 | 0.009¶ |
Lymph nodes involved | Â | Â | Â |
0 | 778 | 0.026 | Â |
1 to 3 | 288 | 0.025 | Â |
>3 | 361 | 0.030 | 0.007¶ |
Grade | Â | Â | Â |
Poor | 800 | 0.026 | Â |
Good/Moderate | 230 | 0.027 | Â |
Unknown | 397 | 0.029 | 0.47¶ |
Tumor histology | Â | Â | Â |
IDC | 957 | 0.027 | Â |
ILC | 112 | 0.044 | <0.001‡, § |
Medullary | 31 | 0.016 | Â |
Mucinous | 39 | 0.008 | <0.001¶ |
ER status (mRNA) | Â | Â | Â |
Negative | 360 | 0.021 | Â |
Positive | 1,067 | 0.029 | 0.06†|
PGR status (mRNA) | Â | Â | Â |
Negative | 572 | 0.023 | Â |
Positive | 855 | 0.029 | <0.001†|
ERBB2 status (mRNA) | Â | Â | Â |
Negative | 1,187 | 0.026 | Â |
Positive | 240 | 0.032 | <0.001†|