Table 4

Hazard ratios


CA IX positive (n = 151)
CA IX negative (n = 794)

Overall mortality
0.87 (0.60–1.27)
0.82 (0.69–0.97)
Disease-specific mortality
0.83 (0.55–1.27)
0.76 (0.63–0.93)
Distant metastases
0.83 (0.54–1.25)
0.76 (0.63–0.91)
Locoregional recurrence
0.23 (0.08–0.61)
0.16 (0.09–0.28)

Presented are hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) of overall mortality, disease-specific mortality, distant metastases and loco-regional recurrence probabilities after postmastectomy radiotherapy in carbonic anhydrase (CA) IX positive and in CA IX negative high-risk breast cancer patients.

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