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Table 2 Hazard ratios (HR) for breast cancer-specific and overall mortality by the 21-gene RS

From: Adjuvant chemotherapy and survival among patients 70 years of age and younger with node-negative breast cancer and the 21-gene recurrence score of 26–30

 

Breast cancer-specific mortality

Overall mortality

RS 18–25

(Reference)

RS 26–30

[HR (95% CI)]

RS 18–25

(Reference)

RS 26–30

[HR (95% CI)]

2004–2015 dataset (n = 29,137)

 No. of events

249

141

754

292

 Age-adjusted model

1.00

2.17 (1.76 to 2.67)

1.00

1.43 (1.25 to 1.64)

 Age- and clinicopathological factor-adjusted model

1.00

1.81 (1.46 to 2.24)

1.00

1.32 (1.15 to 1.52)

 Age- and clinicopathological and treatment factor-adjusted model

1.00

1.81 (1.46 to 2.26)

1.00

1.37 (1.19 to 1.58)

 Continuous RS in age- and clinicopathological and treatment factor-adjusted model*

1.09 (1.06 to 1.12)/1-unit RS

1.05 (1.03 to 1.07)/1-unit RS

2010–2015 dataset (n = 19,791)

 No. of events

81

49

271

104

 Age-adjusted model

1.00

2.35 (1.65 to 3.36)

1.00

1.46 (1.16 to 1.83)

 Age- and clinicopathological factor-adjusted model

1.00

1.84 (1.27 to 2.67)

1.00

1.27 (1.01 to 1.61)

 Age- and clinicopathological and treatment factor-adjusted model

1.00

1.83 (1.25 to 2.69)

1.00

1.28 (1.00 to 1.63)

 Continuous RS in age- and clinicopathological and treatment factor-adjusted model*

1.12 (1.06 to 1.18)/1-unit RS

1.05 (1.02 to 1.08)/1-unit RS

2004–2009 dataset (n = 9346)

 No. of events

168

92

483

188

 Age-adjusted model

1.00

2.08 (1.61 to 2.68)

1.00

1.42 (1.20 to 1.68)

 Age- and clinicopathological factor-adjusted model

1.00

1.79 (1.38 to 2.33)

1.00

1.35 (1.14 to 1.61)

 Age- and clinicopathological and treatment factor-adjusted model

1.00

1.80 (1.38 to 2.36)

1.00

1.41 (1.18 to 1.69)

 Continuous RS in age- and clinicopathological and treatment factor-adjusted model*

1.07 (1.04 to 1.11)/1-unit RS

1.05 (1.03 to 1.07)/1-unit RS

  1. Age at diagnosis is used by categorization into ≤ 50, 51–60, 61–70, and > 70 years. Adjusted clinicopathological factors are year of diagnosis (2004–2005, 2006–2007, 2008–2009 in 2004–2009 dataset and 2010–2011, 2012–2013, and 2014–2015 in 2010–2015 dataset), race/ethnicity (White, Black, and other), history of cancer (no and yes), marital status (married and single/other), histologic type (ductal, lobular, and mixed ductal-lobular/other), tumor stage (T1b, T1c, and T2–3), grade (I, II, III, and missing), and ER/PR status (both ER/PR-positive and either ER/PR-positive). Treatment factors are type of surgery (breast-conservation surgery and mastectomy), radiation therapy (no/unknown and yes), and chemotherapy (no/unknown and yes)
  2. RS recurrence score, HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, No. number
  3. *The 21-gene RS is entered as a continuous variable into Cox’s hazard models adjusting for age at diagnosis and clinicopathological and treatment factors. HR per 1 unit increase in RS