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Table 5 Expression of ER, PR, HER 2 and EGFR by biomarkers whose expression significantly differed between subtypes

From: The relevance of the intrinsic subtype to the clinicopathological features and biomarkers in Japanese breast cancer patients

 

ER

P

PR

P

HER2

P

EGFR

P

Biomarkers

Positive

(%)

Negative

(%)

Positive (%)

Negative (%)

Positive

(%)

Negative

(%)

Positive

(%)

Negative

(%)

PTEN

0.76

  

0.10

  

<0.01

  

0.80

Reduced

163 (50.3)

71 (52.2)

134 (47.7)

100 (55.9)

34 (34.3)

200 (55.4)

39 (52.7)

195 (50.9)

Normal

161 (49.7)

65 (47.8)

147 (52.3)

79 (44.1)

65 (65.7)

161 (44.6)

35 (47.3)

188 (49.1)

Bcl- 2

<0.01

  

<0.01

  

<0.01

  

<0.01

Positive

268 (82.0)

35 (25.7)

238 (83.2)

65 (36.7)

34 (34.7)

269 (73.7)

20 (27.4)

279 (72.5)

Negative

59 (18.0)

101 (74.3)

48 (16.8)

112 (63.3)

64 (65.3)

96 (26.3)

53 (73.4)

106 (27.5)

c -Kit

  

<0.01

  

<0.01

  

1.00

  

<0.01

Positive

15 (4.5)

18 (13.2)

11 (3.8)

22 (12.3)

7 (7.1)

26 (7.1)

16 (21.6)

16 (4.1)

Negative

315 (95.5)

118 (86.8)

276 (96.2)

157 (87.7)

92 (92.9)

341 (92.9)

58 (78.4)

371 (95.9)

c- Met

0.42

  

0.16

  

<0.01

  

0.046

Positive

229 (71.3)

99 (75.6)

194 (70.0)

134 (76.6)

81 (84.4)

247 (69.4)

60 (82.2)

267 (70.8)

Negative

92 (28.7)

32 (24.4)

83 (30.0)

41 (23.4)

15 (15.6)

109 (30.6)

13 (17.8)

110 (29.2)

Survivin

  

0.03

  

0.06

  

<0.01

  

0.24

Positive

263 (80.0)

120 (88.2)

228 (79.7)

155 (86.6)

90 (91.8)

293 (79.8)

64 (87.7)

314 (81.1)

Negative

66 (20.0)

16 (11.8)

58 (20.3)

24 (13.4)

8 (8.2)

74 (20.2)

9 (12.3)

73 (18.9)

  1. Fisher's exact probability test was used for statistical analysis.
  2. ER: estrogen receptor, PR: progesterone receptor, HER2: human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2, EGFR: epidermal growth factor receptor, PTEN: phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10, Bcl-2: B-cell lymphoma 2, c-Met: hepatocyte growth factor receptor.