Research Article

CYP19 Genetic Polymorphism Haplotype AASA Is Associated with a Poor Prognosis in Premenopausal Women with Lymph Node-Negative, Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer

Table 1

Pertinent clinicopathologic features of the LN-negative, HR-positive breast cancer patients.

CharacteristicNumber of patients ( )

Age (years)
 Median (range)50 (24–81)
HER-2/neu status
 065 (22.0)
 162 (20.9)
 238 (12.8)
 341 (13.9)
 Missing90 (30.4)
Menopausal status
 Premenopausal178 (60.1)
 Postmenopausal118 (39.9)
Pathology
 Infiltrating ductal ca. + infiltrating lobular
 ca. + medullary ca.
253 (85.5)
 Other43 (14.5)
Grade
 I127 (42.9)
 II131 (44.3)
 III38 (12.9)
Tumor size (cm)
 ≤2171 (57.8)
 >2–5125 (42.2)
Hormone receptor status
 ER (+) PR (+)220 (74.3)
 ER (+) PR (−)45 (15.2)
 ER (−) PR (+)31 (10.5)
Adjuvant hormone therapy
 Tamoxifen269 (90.9)
 Others*27 (9.1)
Adjuvant chemotherapy
 No CT162 (54.7)
 CT134 (45.3)

LN: lymph node; HR: hormone receptor; ca: cancer; ER: estrogen receptor; PR: progesterone receptor; CT: chemotherapy.
*Ovarian ablation or luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone.