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Table 1 Patient characteristics,  n = 40

From: Feasibility study of FDG PET as an indicator of early response to aromatase inhibitors and trastuzumab in a heterogeneous group of breast cancer patients

 

Aromatase inhibitor ( n  = 28)

Trastuzumab ( n  = 12)

 

 n (%)

Median

(min, max)

 n (%)

Median

(min, max)

Age, years

58 (35, 83)

48 (38, 71)

Postmenopausal

21 (75%)

9 (75%)

ER positive

28 (100%)

6 (50%)

PgR positive

26 (93%)

6 (50%)

HER2

    

Negative

25 (89%)

0 (0%)

Positive

0 (0%)

12 (100%)

Equivocal/not done

3 (11%)

0 (0%)

Disease status

    

Newly diagnosed

17 (61%)

5 (42%)

Recurrent

11(39%)

7 (58%)

Disease stage

    

Stage I-III (newly diagnosed)

14 (50%)

3 (25%)

Metastatic (newly diagnosed)

3 (11%)

2 (17%)

Metastatic (recurrent, newly stage IV)

5 (18%)

5 (41%)

Metastatic (recurrent stage IV)

6 (21%)

2 (17%)

Histology

    

Ductal

14 (50%)

9 (75%)

Lobular

9 (32%)

1 (8%)

Ductal and lobular

2 (7%)

0 (0%)

Unknown

3 (11%)

2 (17%)

PET index lesion

    

Breast

16 (57%)

5 (41%)

Nodal/soft tissue

6 (21%)

3 (25%)

Bone

1 (4%)

2 (17%)

Visceral

5 (18%)

2 (17%)