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Table 3 Clinical status and patterns of failure

From: The prognostic value of the nodal ratio in N1 breast cancer

 

No. of patients (%)

  
 

NR ≤0.15

(n = 100)

NR> 0.15

(n = 30)

Total

(n = 130)

Follow-up (months)

   

   median (range)

61 (10-89)

48 (26-78)

59 (10-89)

Clinical Status

   

   NED

96 (96.0)

26 (86.6)

122 (93.9)

   alive with disease

4 (4.0)

2 (6.7)

6 (4.6)

   cause-specific death

0 (0.0)

2 (6.7)

2 (1.5)

   intercurrent death

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Patterns of failure

   

   LRR only

1 (20.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (11.0)

DM only

3 (60.0)

1 (25.0)

4 (44.5)

LRR+DM

1 (20.0)

3 (75.0)

4 (44.5)

  1. Abbreviations: NR, nodal ratio; NED, no evidence of disease; LRR, locoregional recurrence; DM, distant metastasis