Clinical Study

Association of One-Step Nucleic Acid Amplification Detected Micrometastases with Tumour Biology and Adjuvant Chemotherapy

Table 1

Demographic and tumour characteristics.

Pre-OSNAPost-OSNA
(2009–2012)(2013)

Number of patients (n/%)36 (47.4%)40 (52.6%)
Age (range)57 (39–74)60 (32–76)
Screen detected12 (33.3%)21 (52.5%)
Tumour size (mm)25.918.3
Tumour grade (n/%)
 Grade 15 (14%)2 (5%)
 Grade 218 (50%)21 (52.5%)
 Grade 313 (36%)17 (42.5%)
ER receptor (n/%)
 Positive31 (86%)28 (70%)
 Negative5 (14%)11 (27.5%)
 Borderline01 (2.5%)
HER-2 receptor (n/%)
 Positive6 (16.6%)6 (15%)
 Negative30 (83.3%)34 (85%)
Triple negative (n/%)6 (16.6%)8 (20%)