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Table 2 MA.14 baseline patient and tumor characteristics

From: Assessment of osteopontin in early breast cancer: correlative study in a randomised clinical trial

 

Total MA.14 trial

IHC OPN cohort

Plasma OPN cohort

 

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Total

667

100

462

100

388

100

Age at allocation (yrs)

   <60

329

49

220

48

193

50

   ≥60

338

51

242

52

195

50

Race

   Caucasian

644

97

445

96

375

97

   Not Caucasian

23

3

17

4

13

3

Performance status (ECOG)

   0, unknown

520

78

362

78

305

79

   1, 2

147

22

100

22

83

21

T pathologic classification

   1, in situ

389

58

269

58

240

62

   2, 3A, 4, unknown

278

42

193

42

148

38

N pathologic classification

   0

352

53

243

53

206

53

   1, 2, unknown

315

47

219

47

182

47

Breast surgery type

   Total mastectomy

260

39

174

38

146

38

   Other, segmental

407

61

288

62

242

62

Number of positive nodes

   0

352

53

243

53

206

53

   1 to 3, 4+, unknown

315

47

219

47

182

47

ER/PR status

   Negative, unknown

62

9

33

7

33

9

   Positive

605

91

429

93

355

91

Adjuvant chemotherapy

   None

445

67

312

68

236

61

   Concurrent, sequential

222

33

150

32

152

39

Tumor grade*

   Unknown

NA

 

0

0

84

22

   1

NA

 

74

16

48

12

   2

NA

 

232

50

150

39

   3

NA

 

156

34

106

27

Histology*

   No special type

NA

 

446

97

290

75

   Special type (unknown)

NA

 

16

3

14 (84)

4 (22)

Lymphovascular invasion*

   Unknown

NA

 

0

0

84

22

   No

NA

 

414

90

274

71

   Yes

NA

 

48

10

30

8

  1. NOTES: As there were no significant differences in survival outcomes in the main MA.14 trial for Tamoxifen vs Octreotide, the two arms are combined.
  2. *Only evaluated for OPN study.
  3. ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; ER, estrogen receptor; NA, not available; OPN, osteopontin; PR, progesterone receptor.