Table 1 Biopathological characteristics of the two breast cancer sets

Total number of patients

170

108

 1

12 (7%)

17 (16%)

 2

76 (45%)

55 (51%)

 3

82 (48%)

26 (24%)

 unknown

0 (0%)

10 (9%)

 Negative

67 (39%)

55 (51%)

 Positive

77 (46%)

38 (35%)

 unknown

26 (15%)

15 (14%)

 ER and/or PgR positive

132 (78%)

99 (92%)

 ER /PgR negative

38 (22%)

9 (8%)

 High ≥20%

97 (57%)

52 (48%)

 Low < 20%

73 (43%)

56 (52%)

 <4.0

61^a (36%)

80^b(74%)

 4.0–5.9

54^a(32%)

10^b (9%)

 ≥6.0

55^a (32%)

18^b(17%)