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Table 5 Association between G2I classes and clinico-pathological parameters

From: An array CGH based genomic instability index (G2I) is predictive of clinical outcome in breast cancer and reveals a subset of tumors without lymph node involvement but with poor prognosis

Clinicopathological Parameters

Total n = 135 (%)

G2I-1 19

G2I-2 88

G2I-3 28

χ2 test p-value

Lymph node involvement

pN0

75 (56)

12 (63)

43 (49)

20 (83)

0.086

pN+

60 (44)

7 (37)

45 (51)

8 (29)

 

Age (years)

<=55

70 (52)

8 (42)

51 (58)

11 (39)

0.149

>55

65 (48)

11 (58)

37 (42)

17 (61)

 

Histological size (mm)

<= 20

90 (67)

16 (84)

57 (65)

17 (61)

0.2

> 20

45 (33)

3 (16)

31 (35)

11 (39)

 

Scarff Bloom Richardson (SBR) Grade

1

25 (18)

6 (32)

15 (17)

4 (14)

0.037

2

71 (53)

12 (63)

48 (55)

11 (39)

 

3

39 (29)

1 ( 5)

25 (28)

13 (39)

 

Steroid Hormone Receptor status

HR+ : > = 10%

116 (86)

18 (95)

74 (84)

24 (86)

0.48

HR-

19 (14)

1 ( 5)

14 (16)

4 (14)

 

Nottingham prognostic index (NPI)

1 + 2

30 (22)

6 (32)

20 (23)

4 (14)

0.37

3

85 (63)

13 (68)

50 (57)

22 (79)

 

4

20 (15)

0 ( 0)

18 (20)

2 ( 7)

 

Mib1

<20%

93 (69)

18 (95)

60 (68)

15 (54)

0.011

≥20%

42 (31)

1 ( 5)

28 (32)

13 (46)

 

Ihc intrinsic classification(a)

LA

83 (62)

16 (84)

55 (64)

12 (43)

0.014

LB + her2+ Basal

50 (38)

3 (16)

31 (36)

16 (57)

 

unclassified

2

0

2

0

 

p53 status (b)

-

95 (71)

19 (100)

64 (73)

13 (46)

0.0003

+

39 (29)

0 ( 0)

24 (27)

15 (54)

 

At least one amplicon

No

71 (53)

16 (84)

47 (53)

8 (29)

0.001

Yes

64 (47)

3 (16)

41 (47)

20 (71)

 
  1. (a) immunohistochemistry based on intrinsic classification, LA: luminal A, LB: luminal B, Her2: Her2-enriched; (b) TP53 mutation or immunohistochemical detection of p53 accumulation.