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Table 3 Relationship between immunohistochemistry-based subgroups and PAM50-based intrinsic subtypes

From: Molecular essence and endocrine responsiveness of estrogen receptor-negative, progesterone receptor-positive, and HER2-negative breast cancer

  

Gene-expression based subtype (by PAM50 classifier)

IHC-based subgroup (HER2–)

Total (n)

Luminal-A (n)

%

Luminal-B (n)

%

Basal (n)

%

HER2+ (n)

%

Normal-like (n)

%

P

Cohort 3

           

<0.001

 ER+/PgR+

391

179

45.8

168

43.0

20

5.1

7

1.8

17

4.3

 

 ER−/PgR+

36

6

16.7

6

16.7

20

55.6

3

8.3

1

2.8

 

 ER−/PgR−

280

9

3.2

27

9.6

207

73.9

25

8.9

12

4.3

 

Cohort 4

           

<0.001

 ER+/PgR+

216

126

58.3

50

23.1

13

6.0

12

5.6

15

6.9

 

 ER−/PgR+

17

3

17.6

1

5.9

11

64.7

1

5.9

1

5.9

 

 ER−/PgR−

178

2

1.1

3

1.7

142

79.8

14

7.9

17

9.6

 
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