Table 3

Cox regression analysis for breast cancer death for patients with gene expression data (n = 69 to 77)


Univariate analysis
Multivariate analysis




RR
95 percent CI
P
RR
95 percent CI
P

Age, ≥55 years versus <55 years
1.22
0.52–2.84
0.65



Tumor type (overall effect)


0.32



     Lobular (versus ductal)
0.65
0.28–1.51
0.31



     Other (versus ductal)
0.34
0.05–2.53
0.29



Tumor size (overall effect)


0.014



     pT2 (versus pT1)
2.63
0.88–7.86
0.085



     pT3–pT4 (versus pT1)
5.27
1.61–17.2
0.006



Lymph node status (overall effect)


0.016


0.004
     pN1 (versus pN0)
0.45
0.16–1.26
0.13
0.47
0.17–1.33
0.15
     pN2–pN3 (versus pN0)
2.41
0.95–6.08
0.064
3.42
1.29–9.05
0.013
     Othera (versus pN0)
2.12
0.75–5.98
0.16
2.70
0.93–7.78
0.067
Histological grade (overall effect)


0.68



     G2 (versus G1)
2.20
0.30–16.3
0.44



     G3 (versus G1)
2.07
0.25–16.8
0.50



TP53 mutation (versus wild type)
3.46
1.66–7.21
0.002
4.43
2.04–9.64
0.0004
ER positive (versus negative)
0.75
0.35–1.63
0.48



PR positive (versus negative)
0.71
0.33–1.51
0.38



Gene expression (overall effect)


0.006



     Highly proliferating luminal (versus luminal A)
6.59
1.79–24.3
0.005



     Normal like (versus luminal A)
2.82
0.71–11.3
0.14



     Basal like (versus luminal A)
6.93
1.79–26.8
0.005



     ERRB2+ (versus luminal A)
5.82
1.30–26.2
0.022




aLymph nodes not removed. 95 percent CI, 95 percent confidence interval for relative risk; ER, estrogen receptor; PR, progesterone receptor; P, P value for the hypothesis of no effect; RR, relative risk (hazard ratio).

Langerød et al. Breast Cancer Research 2007 9:R30   doi:10.1186/bcr1675