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Table 1 Patient’s characteristics, therapies and clinical outcome

From: Increased heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) serum levels and low NK cell counts after radiotherapy – potential markers for predicting breast cancer recurrence?

Age (years)

N

%

 40–49

8

23

 50–59

11

32

 60–69

11

31

  >  70

5

14

Chemotherapy

 Yes

8

23

 No

27

77

Hormone therapy

 Start before RT

12

34

 Start after RT

22

63

 No

1

3

Tumor size (cm)

  <  1

12

34

 1–2

20

57

  >  2

3

9

pTNM

 T1 (a-c)

30

86

 T2

5

14

 N0

30

86

 N1

5

14

 M0

35

100

G1

7

20

G2

26

74

G3

2

6

Hormone receptor status

 Estrogen receptor+

35

100

 Progesteron receptor+

35

100

Total dose (Gy)

 40

3

9

 60

27

77

 66

5

14

Total dose of boost (Gy)

 10

25

72

 16

5

14

Clinical outcome

Disease-free

>  3 years

14

40

Disease-free

>  5 years

18

52

Endometrial cancer

1

3

Recurrence/metastases

2

6