Research Article

Biologic Roles of Estrogen Receptor-β and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-2 in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Table 3

Demographic characteristic of archival ER+, ER−, and TNBC breast samples.

VariableER+ER−TNBC

RaceERα+/PR+/HER2+ERα−/PR−/HER2+ER−/PR−/HER2−
 African American3 (60%)1 (20%)2 (40%)
 Caucasian2 (40%)4 (80%)3 (60%)
AJCC stage
 0-I2 (40%)None1 (20%)
 II2 (40%)NoneNone
 III-IV1 (20%)5 (100%)4 (80%)
Ki-67 status
 Not recorded4 (80%)1 (20%)1 (20%)
 Low1 (20%)1 (20%)1 (20%)
 High3 (60%)3 (60%)
Metastasis
 Not recorded1 (20%)
 Positive2 (40%)3 (60%)2 (40%)
 Negative3 (60%)2 (40%)2 (40%)
Age, mean years (range)
 <50 yrs3 (45–49)2 (35–49)2 (45–49)
 >50 yrs2 (50–70)3 (50–70)3 (50–70)