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Table 2 Relation between LRFS, EZH2 and clinicopathologic factors in patients who received radiation

From: EZH2 expression correlates with locoregional recurrence after radiation in inflammatory breast cancer

Prognostic factors

Number of patients/number of deaths

5-year LRFS (95% CI)

P value

Age of diagnosis (N = 62)

 ≥ 45

40/12

72.7 (54.8 – 84.8)

0.43

 < 45

22/7

60.9 (33.9 – 79.6)

Race (N = 59)

 Non-Hispanic White

48/13

74.3 (58.4 – 85.1)

0.36

 All others

11/4

56.1 (19.5 – 81.5)

Lymph node status (N = 60)

 Negative

7/2

83.3 (27.3 – 97.4)

0.79

 Positive

53/16

67.3 (51.3 – 79.2)

Histologic type (N = 62)

 Ductal

54/17

68.7 (53.2 – 80.1)

0.72

 Others

8/2

75.0 (31.5 – 93.1)

Lymphovascular invasion (N = 56)

 No

9/0

100

0.07

 Yes

47/16

66.8 (48.9 – 78.5)

ER expression (N = 61)

 Negative

34/16

44.4 (24.1 – 62.9)

0.001

 Positive

27/3

92.3 (72.6 – 98.0)

PR expression (N = 61)

 Negative

42/16

58.4 (39.9 – 73.0)

0.025

 Positive

19/3

88.2 (60.2 – 96.9)

HER2 expression (N = 61)

 Negative

39/13

68.5 (49.9 – 81.2)

0.81

 Positive

22/6

70.0 (39.1 – 84.3)

Triple-negative status (N = 61)

 No

45/9

82.6 (66.6 – 91.4)

0.0001

 Yes

16/10

25.7 ( 6.4 – 51.0)

Radiation type (N = 62)

 Postoperative

55/17

69.4 (54.0 – 80.5)

0.73

 Preoperative

7/2

64.3 (15.2 – 90.2)

BID radiation (N = 48)

 No

10/3

80.0 (40.9 – 94.6)

0.21

 Yes

38/14

58.0 ( 38.9 – 73.0)

EZH2 (N = 62)

 No

17/1

92.8 (59.1 – 98.9)

0.01

 Yes

45/18

59.2 (41.5 – 73.1)