Confirmation of a prognostic index in primary breast cancer

Br J Cancer. 1987 Oct;56(4):489-92. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1987.230.

Abstract

A prognostic index, previously derived in a group of 387 patients with primary breast cancer, has been recalculated for the same patients with over 5 years further follow-up and shown to be unchanged. The prognostic index has also been applied prospectively to a further group of 320 patients and shown to be similarly effective in identifying patients with either a very good or a very poor prognosis. It has been verified that the index applies to patients with primary breast cancer. Patients have now been divided into 5 prognostic groups, predicting 11% of patients with an almost normal survival and a further 10% with a very poor prognosis. The index is used to stratify patients to study the effects of treatment regimes within groups of similar patients.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Breast Neoplasms / analysis
  • Breast Neoplasms / mortality
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology
  • Menopause
  • Prognosis
  • Receptors, Estrogen / analysis
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Receptors, Estrogen