Epithelial Cell Dissemination and Readhesion: Analysis of Factors Contributing to Metastasis Formation in Breast Cancer

Table 1

Tumor characteristics of patients in complete remission and relapsed patients treated with adjuvant chemotherapy.

Adjuvant patients total 70
	CR				Relapse
		Decrease	Increase			Decrease	Increase
patients	61	18	43	Patients	9	2	7
𝑇 1	31	11	20	𝑇 1	5	0	5
𝑇>1	28	7	21	𝑇>1	4	2	2
𝑇 n.a.	2	0	2
𝑁 0	30	9	21	𝑁 0	3	0	3
𝑁>0	30	9	21	𝑁>0	6	2	4
𝑁 n.a.	1	0	1	𝑁 n.a.
𝑀 0	61	18	43	𝑀 0	9	2	7
ER pos	43	13	30	ER pos	5	2	3
ER neg	17	5	12	ER neg	4	0	4
ER n.a.	1	0	1	ER n.a.
HER2/neu pos	15	5	10	HER2/neu pos	3	0	3
HER2/neu neg	44	12	32	HER2/neu neg	5	2	3
HER2/neu n.a	2	1	1	HER2/neu n.a.	1	0	1

(𝑇: Tumor size, 𝑁: Lymph nodes, 𝑀: Metastases, ER: Estrogen receptor, n.a.: not analysed, CR: complete remission).