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Table 1 Study population characteristics

From: BluePrint molecular subtypes predict response to neoadjuvant pertuzumab in HER2-positive breast cancer

 

No pertuzumab

Pertuzumab

Overall

p-value

n = 362

n = 357

n = 719

Age (years)

 Mean (sd)

51.0 (12.4)

49.3 (9.83)

50.1 (11.2)

0.09

 Median (IQR)

49.0 (43.0–61.0)

49.0 (43.0–56.0)

49.0 (43.0–58.0)

 

HR status

 Negative

128 (35.4%)

137 (38.6%)

265 (37.0%)

0.39

 Positive

234 (64.6%)

218 (61.4%)

452 (63.0%)

 

 Missing

N/A

2

2 (0.3%)

 

Grade

 1–2

131 (36.6%)

175 (49.0%)

306 (42.8%)

 < 0.001

 3

227 (63.4%)

182 (51.0%)

409 (57.2%)

 

 Missing

4

 

4

 

cT

   

0.75

 0–2

250 (69.4%)

252 (70.6%)

502 (70.0%)

 

 3–4

110 (30.6%)

105 (29.4%)

215 (30.0%)

 

 Missing

2

0

2

 

cN

   

0.007

 Negative

106 (29.4%)

138 (40.0%)

244 (34.2%)

 

 Positive

254 (70.6%)

216 (60.0%)

470 (65.8%)

 

 Missing

2

3

5

 

HER2 IHC

   

0.23

 1+

1 (0.3%)

1 (0.3%)

2 (0.3%)

 

 2+

28 (9.2%)

19 (6.3%)

47 (7.7%)

 

 3+

276 (90.5%)

282 (93.4%)

558 (91.9%)

 

 Missing

57

55

112

 

Anthracyclines

   

0.001

 No

134 (37.0%)

175 (49.0%)

309 (43%)

 

 Yes

228 (63.0%)

182 (51.0%)

410 (57.0%)

 

BluePrint Standard Subtype

   

0.58

 HER2-type

308 (85.1%)

313 (87.7%)

621 (86.4%)

 

 Basal-type

6 (1.7%)

4 (1.1%)

10 (1.4%)

 

 Luminal-type

48 (13.3%)

40 (11.2%)

88 (12.2%)

 

BluePrint Dual Subtype

   

0.54

 HER2-single-type

279 (77.1%)

278 (77.9%)

557 (77.5%)

 

 Basal-single-type

4 (1.1%)

2 (0.6%)

6 (0.8%)

 

 Luminal-single-type

31 (8.6%)

29 (8.1%)

60 (8.3%)

 

 Luminal-HER2-type

40 (11.0%)

41 (11.5%)

81 (11.3%)

 

 HER2-Basal-type

7 (1.9%)

4 (1.1%)

11 (1.5%)

 

 Luminal-Basal-type

1 (0.3%)

0 (0%)

1 (0.1%)

 

 Luminal-HER2-Basal-type

0 (0%)

3 (0.8%)

3 (0.4%)

 

pCR

   

 < 0.001

 No

205 (59.2%)

113 (33.8%)

318 (46.8%)

 

 Yes

132 (38.2%)

212 (63.5%)

344 (50.6%)

 

 Missing

9 (2.6%)

9 (2.7%)

18 (2.6%)

 
  1. HR status hormone receptor status, cT clinical T-stage, cN clinical N-stage, HER2 IHC HER2 immunohistochemistry score