scholarly journals Prognostic factors and survival according to tumour subtype in women presenting with breast cancer bone metastases at initial diagnosis: a SEER based study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Li ◽  
Xiaoli Zhang ◽  
Jie Liu
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Prognostic Factor ◽  
Bone Metastases ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Stage Iv ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazards Model ◽  
Significant Prognostic Factor ◽  
Cancer Stage ◽  
Cox Regression Analysis ◽  
Stage Iv Breast Cancer

Abstract Introduction : Tumour subtype have a significant effect on bone metastasis in breast cancer, but population-based estimates of the prognosis of bone metastases at diagnosis of breast cancer are lacking.The aim of this study was to analyse the influence of tumour subtype and other factors in the prognostic and survival of patients with bone metastases of stage IV breast cancer. Methods : Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER) data of 2012 to 2016 conducted a retrospective cohort study to investigate stage IV patients with bone metastases in breast cancer. Stage IV Patients characteristic according subtype were compared using chi-square, overall survival (OS), prognostic factor calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method and the Cox proportional hazards model. Results : A total of 3384 stage IV patients were included in this study. 63.42% were HR+/HER2-, 19.86% were HR+/HER2+, 9.34% were HR-/HER2-, and 7.39% were HR-/HER2+. Median OS for the whole population was 38 months, 33.9% of the patients were alive at five-year. The median OS and five-year survival rate among the different subtype of breast cancer stage IV patients are significant differences ( p <0.05). Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that age of 55-59 (HR=1.270 ), black race (HR=1.317 ), grade in III/IV ( HR=1.960 ), HR-/HER2- (HR=2.808 ), lung metastases (HR=1.378 ), live metastases ( HR= 2.085 ), brain metastases (HR=1.903 ) are independent risk factors of prognosis; married ( HR=0.819 ), HR+/HER2+ (HR= 0.631 ), HR-/HER2+ (HR= 0.716 ), insurance ( HR=0.587 ) and surgery (HR=0.504 ) are independent protection factors of prognosis. There is interaction between HR+/HER2+ subtype and other metastases (except bone metastases , HR=0.694 , 95%CI: 0.485 -0.992 on prognosis. Conclusions : There were substantial differences in OS according to tumour subtype. In addition to tumour subtype, other independent predictors of OS are age at diagnosis, race, marital status, insurance, grade, surgery and visceral metastases. There is interaction between HR+/HER2+ subtype and other metastases (except bone metastases ）on prognosis. Tumour subtype, as a significant prognostic factor, warrant further investigation.

scholarly journals Prognostic factors and survival according to tumour subtype in women presenting with breast cancer bone metastases at initial diagnosis: a SEER based study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Li ◽  
Xiaoli Zhang ◽  
Jie Liu
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Prognostic Factor ◽  
Bone Metastases ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Molecular Subtype ◽  
Stage Iv ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazards Model ◽  
Significant Prognostic Factor ◽  
Cancer Stage ◽  
Cox Regression Analysis

Abstract Background : Tumour subtype have a significant effect on bone metastasis in breast cancer, but population-based estimates of the prognosis of bone metastases at diagnosis of breast cancer are lacking. The aim of this study was to analyse the influence of tumour subtype and other factors in the prognostic and survival of patients with bone metastases of breast cancer. Methods : Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER) data of 2012 to 2016 conducted a retrospective cohort study to investigate stage IV patients with bone metastases in breast cancer. Stage IV Patients characteristic according subtype were compared using chi-square, overall survival (OS), prognostic factor calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method and the Cox proportional hazards model. Results : A total of 3384 stage IV patients were included in this study. 63.42% were HR+/HER2-, 19.86% were HR+/HER2+, 9.34% were HR-/HER2-, and 7.39% were HR-/HER2+. Median OS for the whole population was 38 months, and 33.9% of the patients were alive at five-year. The median OS and five-year survival rate among the different molecular subtype of breast cancer stage IV patients are significant differences ( p <0.05). Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that age of 55-59 (HR=1.270 ), black race ( HR=1.317 ), grade in III or IV ( HR=1.960 ), HR-/HER2- (HR=2.808), lung metastases (HR=1.378), live metastases (HR=2.085), brain metastases (HR=1.903) are independent risk factors of prognosis; married (HR=0.819 ), HR+/HER2+ (HR=0.631 ), HR-/HER2+ (HR=0.716), insurance (HR=0.587 ) and surgery (HR=0.504) are independent protection factors of prognosis. There is interaction between HR+/HER2+ subtype and other metastases (except bone metastases, HR=0.694, 95%CI: 0.485-0.992）,but interaction between race and substype did not reach significance on prognosis. Conclusions : There were substantial differences in OS according to tumour subtype. In addition to tumour subtype, other independent predictors of OS are age at diagnosis, race, marital status, insurance, grade, surgery and visceral metastases. There is interaction between HR+/HER2+ subtype and other metastases (except bone metastases) on prognosis. Tumour subtype, as a significant prognostic factor, warrant further investigation. Keywords : Breast cancer, Bone metastases, Tumour subtype, Prognosis factor, Survival

scholarly journals Prognostic factors and survival according to tumour subtype in women presenting with breast cancer bone metastases at initial diagnosis: a SEER based study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Li ◽  
Xiaoli Zhang ◽  
Jie Liu
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Prognostic Factor ◽  
Bone Metastases ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Molecular Subtype ◽  
Stage Iv ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazards Model ◽  
Significant Prognostic Factor ◽  
Cancer Stage ◽  
Cox Regression Analysis

Abstract Background: Tumour subtype have a significant effect on bone metastasis in breast cancer, but population-based estimates of the prognosis of bone metastases at diagnosis of breast cancer are lacking. The aim of this study was to analyse the influence of tumour subtype and other factors in the prognostic and survival of patients with bone metastases of breast cancer.Methods: Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER) data of 2012 to 2016 conducted a retrospective cohort study to investigate stage IV patients with bone metastases in breast cancer. Stage IV Patients characteristic according subtype were compared using chi-square. Overall survival (OS), prognostic factor calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method and the Cox proportional hazards model.Results: A total of 3384 stage IV patients were included in this study. 63.42% were HR+/HER2-, 19.86% were HR+/HER2+, 9.34% were HR-/HER2-, and 7.39% were HR-/HER2+. Median OS for the whole population was 38 months, and 33.9% of the patients were alive at five-year. The median OS and five-year survival rate among the different molecular subtype of breast cancer stage IV patients are significant differences (p<0.05). Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that age of 55-59 (HR=1.270), black race (HR=1.317), grade in III or IV (HR=1.960), HR-/HER2- (HR=2.808), lung metastases (HR=1.378), live metastases (HR=2.085), brain metastases (HR=1.903) are independent risk factors of prognosis; married (HR=0.819), HR+/HER2+ (HR=0.631), HR-/HER2+ (HR=0.716), insurance (HR=0.587) and surgery (HR=0.504) are independent protection factors of prognosis. There is interaction between HR+/HER2+ subtype and other metastases (except bone metastases, HR=0.694, 95%CI: 0.485-0.992), but interaction between race and substype did not reach significance on prognosis. Conclusions: There were substantial differences in OS according to tumour subtype. In addition to tumour subtype, other independent predictors of OS are age at diagnosis, race, marital status, insurance, grade, surgery and visceral metastases. There is interaction between HR+/HER2+ subtype and other metastases (except bone metastases) on prognosis. Tumour subtype, as a significant prognostic factor, warrant further investigation.

scholarly journals Prognostic factors and survival according to tumour subtype in women presenting with breast cancer bone metastases at initial diagnosis: a SEER-based study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Li ◽  
Xiaoli Zhang ◽  
Shen Yin Zhong ◽  
Jie Liu
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Bone Metastases ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Stage Iv ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazards Model ◽  
Significant Prognostic Factor ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Cox Regression Analysis ◽  
Stage Iv Breast Cancer

Abstract Background: Tumour subtype has a significant effect on bone metastasis in breast cancer, but population-based estimates of the prognosis of patients with bone metastases at breast cancer diagnosis are lacking. The aim of this study was to analyse the influence of tumour subtype and other factors on the prognosis and survival of patients with bone metastases of breast cancer.Methods: Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program data from 2012 to 2016, a retrospective cohort study was conducted to investigate stage IV breast cancer patients with bone metastases. Stage IV patient characteristics according to subtype were compared using chi-square tests. Overall survival (OS) and prognostic factors were compared using the Kaplan-Meier method and the Cox proportional hazards model, respectively.Results: A total of 3384 stage IV patients were included in this study; 63.42% were HR+/HER2-, 19.86% were HR+/HER2+, 9.34% were HR-/HER2-, and 7.39% were HR-/HER2+. The median OS for the whole population was 38 months, and 33.9% of the patients were alive at five years. The median OS and five-year survival rate were significantly different among stage IV breast cancer patients with different molecular subtypes (p<0.05). Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that age of 55-59 (HR=1.270), black race (HR=1.317), grade III or IV (HR=1.960), HR-/HER2- (HR=2.808), lung metastases (HR=1.378), liver metastases (HR=2.085), and brain metastases (HR=1.903) were independent risk factors for prognosis; married status (HR=0.819), HR+/HER2+ (HR=0.631), HR-/HER2+ (HR=0.716), insurance (HR=0.587) and surgery (HR=0.504) were independent protection factors of prognosis. There was an interaction between the HR+/HER2+ subtype and other metastases (except bone metastases, HR=0.694, 95% CI: 0.485-0.992), but the interaction between race and subtype did not reach significance for prognosis.Conclusions: There were substantial differences in OS according to tumour subtype. In addition to tumour subtype, other independent predictors of OS were age at diagnosis, race, marital status, insurance, grade, surgery and visceral metastases. There was an interaction between the HR+/HER2+ subtype and other metastases (except bone metastases) for prognosis. Tumour subtype, as a significant prognostic factor, warrants further investigation.

scholarly journals Prognostic factors and survival according to tumour subtype in women presenting with breast cancer bone metastases at initial diagnosis: a SEER-based study

BMC Cancer ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Li ◽  
Xiaoli Zhang ◽  
Jie Liu ◽  
Yinzhong Shen
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Prognostic Factors ◽  
Bone Metastases ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Stage Iv ◽  
Significant Prognostic Factor ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Cox Regression Analysis ◽  
Stage Iv Breast Cancer

Abstract Background Tumour subtype has a significant effect on bone metastasis in breast cancer, but population-based estimates of the prognosis of patients with bone metastases at breast cancer diagnosis are lacking. The aim of this study was to analyse the influence of tumour subtype and other factors on the prognosis and survival of patients with bone metastases of breast cancer. Methods Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program data from 2012 to 2016, a retrospective cohort study was conducted to investigate stage IV breast cancer patients with bone metastases. Stage IV patient characteristics according to subtype were compared using chi-square tests. Overall survival (OS) and prognostic factors were compared using the Kaplan-Meier method and the Cox proportional hazards model, respectively. Results A total of 3384 stage IV patients were included in this study; 63.42% were HR+/HER2-, 19.86% were HR+/HER2+, 9.34% were HR−/HER2-, and 7.39% were HR−/HER2+. The median OS for the whole population was 38 months, and 33.9% of the patients were alive at 5 years. The median OS and five-year survival rate were significantly different among stage IV breast cancer patients with different molecular subtypes (p < 0.05). Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that age of 55–59 (HR = 1.270), black race (HR = 1.317), grade III or IV (HR = 1.960), HR−/HER2- (HR = 2.808), lung metastases (HR = 1.378), liver metastases (HR = 2.085), and brain metastases (HR = 1.903) were independent risk factors for prognosis; married status (HR = 0.819), HR+/HER2+ (HR = 0.631), HR−/HER2+ (HR = 0.716), insurance (HR = 0.587) and surgery (HR = 0.504) were independent protection factors of prognosis. There was an interaction between the HR+/HER2+ subtype and other metastases (except bone metastases, HR = 0.694, 95% CI: 0.485–0.992), but the interaction between race and subtype did not reach significance for prognosis. Conclusions There were substantial differences in OS according to tumour subtype. In addition to tumour subtype, other independent predictors of OS were age at diagnosis, race, marital status, insurance, grade, surgery and visceral metastases. There was an interaction between the HR+/HER2+ subtype and other metastases (except bone metastases) for prognosis. Tumour subtype, as a significant prognostic factor, warrants further investigation.

scholarly journals Prognostic factors and survival according to tumour subtype in women presenting with breast cancer bone metastases at initial diagnosis: a SEER-based study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Li ◽  
XiaoLi Zhang ◽  
Jie Liu ◽  
Shen Yin Zhong
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Prognostic Factors ◽  
Bone Metastases ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Stage Iv ◽  
Significant Prognostic Factor ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Cox Regression Analysis ◽  
Stage Iv Breast Cancer

Abstract Background: Tumour subtype has a significant effect on bone metastasis in breast cancer, but population-based estimates of the prognosis of patients with bone metastases at breast cancer diagnosis are lacking. The aim of this study was to analyse the influence of tumour subtype and other factors on the prognosis and survival of patients with bone metastases of breast cancer.Methods: Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program data from 2012 to 2016, a retrospective cohort study was conducted to investigate stage IV breast cancer patients with bone metastases. Stage IV patient characteristics according to subtype were compared using chi-square tests. Overall survival (OS) and prognostic factors were compared using the Kaplan-Meier method and the Cox proportional hazards model, respectively.Results: A total of 3384 stage IV patients were included in this study; 63.42% were HR+/HER2-, 19.86% were HR+/HER2+, 9.34% were HR-/HER2-, and 7.39% were HR-/HER2+. The median OS for the whole population was 38 months, and 33.9% of the patients were alive at five years. The median OS and five-year survival rate were significantly different among stage IV breast cancer patients with different molecular subtypes (p<0.05). Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that age of 55-59 (HR=1.270), black race (HR=1.317), grade III or IV (HR=1.960), HR-/HER2- (HR=2.808), lung metastases (HR=1.378), liver metastases (HR=2.085), and brain metastases (HR=1.903) were independent risk factors for prognosis; married status (HR=0.819), HR+/HER2+ (HR=0.631), HR-/HER2+ (HR=0.716), insurance (HR=0.587) and surgery (HR=0.504) were independent protection factors of prognosis. There was an interaction between the HR+/HER2+ subtype and other metastases (except bone metastases, HR=0.694, 95% CI: 0.485-0.992), but the interaction between race and subtype did not reach significance for prognosis.Conclusions: There were substantial differences in OS according to tumour subtype. In addition to tumour subtype, other independent predictors of OS were age at diagnosis, race, marital status, insurance, grade, surgery and visceral metastases. There was an interaction between the HR+/HER2+ subtype and other metastases (except bone metastases) for prognosis. Tumour subtype, as a significant prognostic factor, warrants further investigation.

scholarly journals Prognostic factors and survival according to tumour subtype in women presenting with breast cancer bone metastases at initial diagnosis: a SEER based study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Li ◽  
Xiaoli Zhang ◽  
Jie Liu
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Prognostic Factor ◽  
Bone Metastases ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Molecular Subtype ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazards Model ◽  
Significant Prognostic Factor ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Cox Regression Analysis

Abstract Background: Tumour subtype have a significant effect on bone metastasis in breast cancer, but population-based estimates of the prognosis of bone metastases at diagnosis of breast cancer are lacking. The aim of this study was to analyse the influence of tumour subtype and other factors in the prognostic and survival of patients with bone metastases of breast cancer. Methods: Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER) data of 2012 to 2016 conducted a retrospective cohort study to investigate patients with bone metastases in breast cancer. Patients characteristic according subtypes were compared using chi-square, overall survival (OS), prognostic factor calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method and the Cox proportional hazards model. Results: A total of 3384 patients were included in this study. 63.42% were HR+/HER2-, 19.86% were HR+/HER2+, 9.34% were HR-/HER2-, and 7.39% were HR-/HER2+. Median OS for the whole population was 38 months, and 33.9% of the patients were alive at five-year. The median OS and five-year survival rate among the different molecular subtype of breast cancer patients are significant differences (p<0.05). Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that age of 55-59 ( HR=1.270 ), black race ( HR=1.320 ), grade in III or IV ( HR=1.952 ), HR-/HER2- ( HR=2.727), lung metastases (HR=1.249), live metastases (HR=1.840), brain metastases (HR=1.812) only bone metastases ( HR=1.237) are independent risk factors of prognosis; married ( HR=0.812 ), HR+/HER2+ ( HR=0.618 ), HR-/HER2+ (HR=1.237), insurance ( HR=0.597 ) and surgery (HR=0.512) are independent protection factors of prognosis. Conclusions: There were substantial differences in OS according to tumour subtype. In addition to tumour subtype, other independent predictors of OS are age at diagnosis, race, marital status, insurance, grade, surgery and visceral metastases. Tumour subtype, as a significant prognostic factor, warrant further investigation. Keywords: Breast cancer, Bone metastases, Tumour subtype, Prognosis factor, Survival

Limited M1 Disease: A Significant Prognostic Factor for Stage IV Breast Cancer

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (9) ◽  
pp. 3028-3034 ◽  
Author(s):  
David H. A. Nguyen ◽  
Pauline T. Truong ◽  
Caroline V. Walter ◽  
Emily Hayashi ◽  
Jennifer L. Christie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Prognostic Factor ◽  
Stage Iv ◽  
Significant Prognostic Factor ◽  
Stage Iv Breast Cancer

scholarly journals Drug use disorder and risk of incident and fatal breast cancer: a nationwide epidemiological study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Disa Dahlman ◽  
Hedvig Magnusson ◽  
Xinjun Li ◽  
Jan Sundquist ◽  
Kristina Sundquist
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Breast Cancer Incidence ◽  
Stage Iv ◽  
Female Population ◽  
Cox Regression Analysis ◽  
Screening Programs ◽  
Risk Increase ◽  
Stage Iv Breast Cancer

Abstract Purpose Breast cancer is one of the most common cancer forms in women and it is often detected by screening. However, women with drug use disorders (DUD) are less likely to be reached by screening programs. In this study, we aimed to investigate breast cancer incidence, mortality and stage at time of diagnosis among women with DUD compared to the general female population in Sweden. Methods We performed a follow-up study based on Swedish national register data for the period January 1997–December 2015. The study was based on 3,838,248 women aged 15–75 years, of whom 50,858 were registered with DUD. Adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) for incident and fatal breast cancer, and cancer stage at time of diagnosis, were calculated for women with and without DUD using Cox regression analysis. Results DUD was associated with incident breast cancer (HR 1.08, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.02–1.14, p = 0.0069), fatal breast cancer (HR 1.60, 95% CI 1.42–1.82, p < 0.001), and stage IV breast cancer, i.e. metastasis at diagnosis (HR 2.06, 95% CI 1.44–2.95, p < 0.001). Conclusions Women with DUD were identified as a risk group for incident, fatal and metastasized breast cancer, which calls for attention from clinicians and policy makers. Cancer screening attendance and other healthcare seeking barriers are likely to affect the risk increase among women who use drugs; however, more research is needed on the underlying mechanisms.

Relationships among patients’ ability to identify their cancer stage, knowledge of care options, and management of transitions.

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (31_suppl) ◽  
pp. 224-224
Author(s):  
Jenna Hinchey ◽  
Jessica Goldberg ◽  
Sarah Linsky ◽  
Rebecca Linsky ◽  
Sangchoon Jeon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Metastatic Breast ◽  
Stage Iv ◽  
Stage I ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cancer Stage ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Stage Iv Breast Cancer

224 Background: Discrepancies may exist between what oncologists communicate and what patients understand about their cancer stage. We explored women’s ability to correctly identify their stage of breast cancer among a sample of women recently diagnosed with nonmetastatic (Stage I-III) disease. Methods: As part of a cancer self-management study, we asked women with non-metastatic breast cancer to identify their stage of disease. Participants’ responses were compared to their electronic medical record (EMR) for validation. We calculated descriptive statistics and used logistic regression to examine relationships between knowledge of stage, demographic and clinical variables, and study outcomes (Control Preferences Scale- CPS, Knowledge of Care Options Test- KOCO, Measurement of Transitions Scale- MOT, Medical Communication Competence Scale- MCCS, Chronic Disease Self-Efficacy Scale- CDSE, Uncertainty in Illness Scale- MUIS-C, and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale- HADS). Results: Participants (n= 100) had a mean age of 52.3 years (range 27-72). Per the EMR, 19 participants (19%) had Stage I breast cancer, 57 (57%) had Stage II, and 24 (24%) had Stage III. Twenty-nine participants (29%) were unable to correctly identify their stage of cancer. Of this group, 11 (39.3%) provided vague responses, 11 (39.3%) reported an incorrect stage, and 7 (25%) did not know/want to know their stage. Younger age (p=.0412) and earlier cancer stage (p=.0136) were predictive of correctly identifying cancer stage. Participants who at baseline had a greater knowledge of care options were more likely to correctly identify their cancer stage (KOCO, p=.0482). Those who correctly identified their cancer stage were better able to manage transitions over time (MOT, p=.0564) than those unable to identify their stage. Conclusions: Women who cannot correctly identify their cancer stage may neither understand its implications nor effectively participate in cancer self-management. Conversations about cancer stage should be revisited to ensure patients’ understanding. Future research should include women with Stage IV breast cancer to more completely investigate ability to identify cancer stage.

scholarly journals The prognostic value of androgen receptor (AR) in HER2-enriched metastatic breast cancer

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 199-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinyue Wang ◽  
Xiwen Bi ◽  
Zhangzan Huang ◽  
Jiajia Huang ◽  
Wen Xia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Metastatic Breast Cancer ◽  
Androgen Receptor ◽  
Prognostic Factor ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Metastatic Breast ◽  
Independent Prognostic Factor ◽  
First Line ◽  
Cox Regression Analysis

The significance of androgen receptor (AR) in metastatic breast cancer (MBC) remains unclear, and it is still largely unknown how AR expression level influences HER2-positive tumors. This study aimed to investigate the prognostic and predictive value of AR in HER2-enriched MBC. Primary and/or paired metastatic tumors of 304 patients with pathologically confirmed HER2-enriched MBC were collected and immunohistochemically assessed for AR expression. The associations of AR and other clinicopathological characteristics were compared using the Chi-square test. Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were calculated using the Kaplan–Meier method and log-rank test. Cox regression analysis was used to determine independent prognostic factors. AR-positivity with a cut-off value of 10% was observed in 237 (78.0%) cases and was associated with longer PFS, 13.2 months, as compared to that of 8.2 months (P = 0.004) in patients with AR-negativity. Moreover, a significant increase in the 5-year OS rate (65.3% vs 36.2%, P < 0.001) was also observed for patients with AR-positive tumors. Cox regression analysis identified AR-positivity as an independent prognostic factor of both PFS (hazard ratio = 0.71, P = 0.039) and OS (HR = 0.53, P = 0.013). Additionally, for those who received first-line Trastuzumab therapies, prolonged PFS (15.8 months vs 8.2 months, P = 0.005) and 5-year OS rate (66.2% vs 26.2%, P = 0.009) were observed in AR-positive tumors compared to AR-negative ones. In conclusion, AR was identified as an independent prognostic factor for favorable PFS and OS and could also predict the efficacy of first-line Trastuzumab treatment in patients with HER2-enriched MBC.

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