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Table 3 RAD21 expression in invasive carcinoma by clinicopathological parameters

From: Enhanced RAD21 cohesin expression confers poor prognosis and resistance to chemotherapy in high grade luminal, basal and HER2 breast cancers

 

negative

n (%)

positive

n (%)

Total

n (%)

P value

Grade

   

P = 0.328

   1

42 (17.6%)

16 (15.4%)

58 (16.9%)

 

   2

96 (40.2%)

35 (33.7%)

131 (38.2%)

 

   3

101 (42.3%)

53 (51.0%)

154 (44.9%)

 

Size

   

P = 0.012

   <20 mm

147 (61.8%)

50 (47.2)

197 (57.3%)

 

   >20 mm

91 (38.2%)

56 (52.8%)

147 (42.7)

 

Lymph node

   

P < 0.001

   Negative

148 (63.5%)

43 (42.2%)

191 (57.0%)

 

   Positive

85 (36.5%)

59 (57.8%)

144 (43.0%)

 

Age

   

P = 0.815

   <50

84 (35.1%)

39 (36.4%)

123 (35.5%)

 

   >50

155 (64.9)

68 (63.6%)

223 (64.5%)

 

ER

   

P = 0.054

   Negative

63 (34.4%)

14 (21.5%)

77 (31/0%)

 

   Positive

120 (65.6%)

51 (78.5%)

171 (69.0%)

 

HER2

   

P = 0.564

   Negative

142 (79.8%)

54 (83.1%)

196 (80.7%)

 

   Positive

36 (20.2%)

11 (16.9%)

47 (19.3%)

 

Chemotherapy*

   

P = 0.032

   No

117 (62.95)

31 (47.7%)

148 (59.0%)

 

   Yes

69 (37.1%)

34 (52.3%)

103 (41.0%)

 

Endocrine therapy

   

P = 0.034

   No

97 (52.2%)

24 (36.9%)

121 (48.2%)

 

   Yes

89 (47.8%)

41 (63.1%)

130 (51.8%)

 
  1. * Chemotherapy was given either as cylcophosphamide/methotrexate/fluorouracil (CMF), or doxorubicin (adriamycin)/cyclophosphamide (AC).
  2. ER, oestrogen receptor.