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Table 4 Multivariate analysis of the OS and the BCSS in Cohort 1

From: Estrogen receptor-negative/progesterone receptor-positive breast cancer has distinct characteristics and pathologic complete response rate after neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Patient characteristic

OS

BCSS

Hazard Ratio

CI (95%)

P

Hazard Ratio

CI (95%)

P

Age at diagnosis

20–30

Ref

  

Ref

  
 

31–40

0.876

0.672–1.141

0.326

0.982

0.736–1.309

0.899

 

41–50

0.699

0.542–0.903

0.006

0.748

0.566–0.989

0.041

 

51–60

0.946

0.735–1.217

0.665

0.920

0.698–1.212

0.553

 

61–70

1.343

1.045–1.726

0.021

0.942

0.714–1.243

0.674

 

71–80

3.008

2.341–3.865

 < 0.001

1.498

1.133–1.979

0.004

Race

White

Ref

  

Ref

  
 

Black

1.600

1.505–1.701

 < 0.001

1.544

1.423–1.674

 < 0.001

 

Others

0.843

0.787–0.903

 < 0.001

0.889

0.809–1.976

0.014

Histological grade

1

Ref

  

Ref

  
 

2

1.172

1.102–1.246

 < 0.001

1.630

1.451–1.832

 < 0.001

 

3

1.540

1.439–1.648

 < 0.001

2.682

2.377–3.025

 < 0.001

T stage

1

Ref

  

Ref

  
 

2

1.606

1.476–1.747

 < 0.001

1.697

1.521–1.894

 < 0.001

 

3

2.155

1.929–2.407

 < 0.001

2.559

2.229–2.938

 < 0.001

 

4

3.614

3.159–4.135

 < 0.001

4.497

3.831–5.279

 < 0.001

N stage

0

Ref

  

Ref

  
 

1

1.413

1.319–1.514

 < 0.001

1.679

1.534–1.838

 < 0.001

 

2

1.974

1.730–2.252

 < 0.001

2.550

2.179–2.984

 < 0.001

 

3

2.867

2.514–3.369

 < 0.001

3.870

3.315–4.517

 < 0.001

HER-2

Negative

-

  

Ref

  
 

Positive

-

-

-

0.599

0.553–0.650

 < 0.001

Stage

I

Ref

  

Ref

  
 

II

1.005

0.910–1.109

0.925

1.574

1.368–1.811

 < 0.001

 

III

1.163

0.987–1.370

0.072

1.928

1.564–2.377

 < 0.001

HR status

ER + /PR + 

Ref

  

Ref

  
 

ER + /PR-

1.247

1.173–1.325

 < 0.001

1.686

1.550–1.834

 < 0.001

 

ER-/PR + 

1.567

1.321–1.858

 < 0.001

2.090

1.696–2.574

 < 0.001

 

ER-/PR-

1.501

1.417–1.589

 < 0.001

2.019

1.872–2.178

 < 0.001

  1. Abbreviation: HR Hormone receptor, ER Estrogen receptor, PR Progesterone receptor, HER-2 Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, IDC Invasive ductal carcinoma, ILC Invasive lobular carcinoma, BCS Breast conserving surgery, M Mastectomy, BCSS Breast cancer specific survival, CI Confidence interval, OS Overall survival. Bold values indicate that they are statistically significant at P ≤ 0.05