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Table 3 Patient characteristics by time to diagnosis of recurrence of breast cancer in luminal subgroup

From: Factors that predict recurrence later than 5 years after initial treatment in operable breast cancer

 

Time to recurrence

Total (n = 206)

p

<5 years (n = 101)

≥5 years (n = 105)

Mean age, years (SD)

49.17 (10.5)

48.45 (10.6)

206

0.562

Menopausal status

Pre/peri-menopause

74 (73.2)

71 (67.6)

145

0.377

 

Postmenopause

27 (26.8)

34 (32.4)

61

 

T stage

≤2 cm

19 (18.9)

42 (40.0)

61

0.001

>2 cm

82 (81.1)

63 (60.0)

145

N stage

Node-negative

29 (28.7)

59 (56.2)

88

<0.001

Node-positive

72 (71.3)

46 (43.8)

118

Grade (n = 174)

1

9 (9.4)

15 (18.9)

24

0.019

2

59 (62.1)

51 (64.5)

110

3

27 (28.5)

13 (16.6)

40

Lymphovascular invasion (n = 176)

Yes

59 (62.1)

42 (51.8)

101

0.172

No

36 (37.9)

39 (48.2)

75

ER titer (n = 156)

High (≥50 %)

67 (81.7)

72 (97.2)

139

0.002

Low (<50 %)

15 (18.3)

2 (2.8)

17

ER or PR

26 (25.7)

4 (3.8)

30

<0.001

HER2+

25 (24.7)

3 (2.8)

28

<0.001

Adjuvant therapy

None

4 (3.9)

2 (1.9)

6

0.047

Chemotherapy

7 (6.9)

7 (6.6)

14

Endocrine therapy

17 (16.8)

35 (33.3)

52

Chemo-endocrine

73 (72.4)

61 (58.2)

154