Table 3

Distribution of clinicopathological parameters: CA IX positive versus CA IX negative high-risk breast cancer patients



CA IX positive
CA IX negative
χ2/P value

All

151 (16%)
794 (84%)

Protocol
Pre (DBCG82b)
89 (59%)
447 (56%)
0.5

Post (DBCG82c)
62 (41%)
347 (44%)

Tumour size (mm)
<21
48 (32%)
289 (36%)
0.5

21 to 50
81 (54%)
393 (49%)


>50
22 (15%)
112 (14%)

Positive nodes
None
6 (3%)
50 (6%)
0.5

1 to 3
70 (46%)
346 (44%)


>3
75 (50%)
398 (50%)

Histopathology
Ductal
133 (88%)
680 (86%)
0.4

Nonductal
18 (12%)
114 (14%)

Malignancy grade
Grade 1
18 (12%)
166 (21%)
P < 0.0001

Grade 2
56 (37%)
357 (45%)


Grade 3
59 (39%)
157 (20%)


Nonductal
18 (12%)
114 (14%)

ER
Positive
50 (33%)
581 (73%)
P < 0.0001

Negative
101 (67%)
213 (27%)

PgR
Positive
47 (31%)
506 (64%)
P < 0.0001

Negative
104 (69%)
288 (36%)

HER2
Negative
101 (33%)
636 (80%)
P < 0.0001

Positive
50 (67%)
636 (80%)


Shown is the distribution of various clinicopathological parameters among carbonic anhydrase (CA) IX positive and CA IX negative high-risk breast cancer patients randomized to receive or not receive postmastectomy radiotherapy. ER, oestrogen receptor; HER, human epidermal growth factor; PgR, progesterone receptor.

Kyndi et al. Breast Cancer Research 2008 10:R24   doi:10.1186/bcr1981