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Table 1 Patient characteristics between 2002 and 2010 in the clinical pathway “operable breast cancer”

From: A dynamic clinical pathway for the treatment of patients with early breast cancer is a tool for better cancer care: implementation and prospective analysis between 2002–2010

Indicator

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Number of patients in pathway

140

130

130

108

164

176

146

169

183*

Percentage pTis-pT1 (%)

42

39

60

55

55

58

60

55

58*

Percentage pN0 (%)

44

52

46

48

51

58

57

52

58*

Percentage M1 at diagnosis

8.5

8.4

5.7

10

4.5

7.7

5.5

2.6

4.1*

Percentage IDC (%)

78

76

84

84

77

79

81

79

81*

Percentage ER negative (%)

26

21

34

31

19

20

23

18

18*

  1. *: P <0.05 comparing 2002 vs. 2010.
  2. IDC: invasive ductal carcinoma, ER: estrogen receptor.
  3. Data were collected in the first semester of each year.