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Table 2 Univariable and multivariable analysis of 562 LNN breast cancer patients (METABRIC dataset [13]) used to examine prognostic value of EMAT subtype designation status for 10-year follow-up

From: Superior breast cancer metastasis risk stratification using an epithelial-mesenchymal-amoeboid transition gene signature

 

Univariable analysis

Multivariable (age, tumor

size, grade, IHC status**,

any chemo/hormonal/

radiation therapy)

Multivariable (age, tumor

size, grade, PAM50 status#,

any chemo/hormonal/

radiation therapy)

Multivariable (age, tumor

size, grade, EMAT status##,

any chemo/hormonal/

radiation therapy)

n

P

HR (95% CI)

n

P

HR (95% CI)

n

P

HR (95% CI)

n

P

HR (95% CI)

Age

562

0.70

1.00 (0.99–1.02)

510

0.18

1.014 (0.99–1.03)

521

0.21

1.01 (0.99–1.03)

521

0.21

1.01 (0.99–1.03)

Tumor size (< 2, 2–5, > 5)

559

0.02

1.67 (1.10–2.54)

510

0.04

1.59 (1.04–2.45)

521

0.03

1.60 (1.04–2.49)

521

0.04

1.59 (1.03–2.47)

Tumor grade*

524

0.20

1.26 (0.89–1.79)

510

0.46

1.16 (0.78–1.71)

521

0.45

1.16 (0.78–1.73)

521

0.98

1.01 (0.69–1.47)

Any chemotherapy

562

0.15

1.78 (0.82–3.87)

510

0.17

1.86 (0.78–4.451)

521

0.12

1.99 (0.84–4.77)

521

0.10

2.07 (0.87–4.92)

Any hormonal therapy

562

0.15

0.72 (0.46–1.12)

510

0.06

0.62 (0.38–1.01)

521

0.04

0.60 (0.37–0.97)

521

0.05

0.62 (0.39–1.00)

Any radiation therapy

562

0.20

0.76 (0.50–1.16)

510

0.28

0.78 (0.50–1.22)

521

0.24

0.77 (0.49–1.19)

521

0.15

0.72 (0.46–1.12)

IHC status**

538

0.03

1.23 (1.02–1.47)

510

0.32

1.11 (0.90–1.37)

      

PAM50 status#

562

0.12

1.14 (0.97–1.35)

   

521

0.67

1.04 (0.86–1.27)

   

EMAT status##

562

1E−4

1.65 (1.29–2.11)

      

521

3E−4

1.64 (1.25–2.14)

  1. Two-sided p-values were based on χ2 or Fisher’s exact test, whenever appropriate
  2. CI confidence interval, ER estrogen receptor, HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, HR hazard ratio, PR progesterone receptor, P p-value, n number of samples
  3. *(Low - “1,” intermediate - “2,” high - “3”)
  4. **(ER+HER2− “1,” ER+HER2+ “2,” ER−HER2+ “3,” ER−HER2− “4”)
  5. #(Normal-like - “0,” LumA - “1,” LumB - “2,” HER2 - “3,” basal-like - “4”)
  6. ##(EMAT1 - “1,” EMAT2 - “2,” EMAT3 - “3,” EMAT4 - “4”)