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Table 5 Multivariable analysis of breast cancer mortality in invasive lobular carcinoma a

From: Invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast: long-term prognostic value of Ki67 and histological grade, alone and in combination with estrogen receptor

Prognostic factor

n

# events

HR

95% CI

p-value

Age (years)

161

52

0.98

0.96-1.01

0.29

Tumour size (mm)

     

  ≤20

93

21

1.0

  

  >20

68

31

1.8

0.91-3.7

0.09

Nodal status (p <0.001)b

     

  0

100

25

1.0

  

  1-3+

27

7

0.88

0.35-2.2

0.78

  >3+

34

20

4.0

1.8-8.5

<0.001

Histological grade (p = 0.08)b

     

  1

25

5

1.1

0.41-3.0

0.83

  2

124

41

1.0

  

  3

12

6

3.2

1.2-8.7

0.02

ER

     

  +

141

42

1.0

  

  -

20

10

1.1

0.52-2.4

0.77

PgR

     

  +

87

25

1.0

  

  -

74

27

1.3

0.76-2.4

0.31

Ki67 (p = 0.36)b

     

  0-10%

92

25

1.0

  

  11-30%

57

21

1.3

0.72-2.5

0.36

  >30%

12

6

2.0

0.73-5.5

0.18

  1. aAdjusted for adjuvant treatment.
  2. b2-degree-of-freedom test of no factor effect.