Open AccessThe lymph node ratio as an independent prognostic factor for node-positive triple-negative breast cancer
Author(s) -
Min He,
Jia Xin Zhang,
Yi Jiang,
Ying Le Chen,
Hong Yul Yang,
Li Tang,
Gen-Hong Di
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
oncotarget
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.373
H-Index - 127
ISSN - 1949-2553
DOI - 10.18632/oncotarget.17413
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , oncology , breast cancer , triple negative breast cancer , lymph node , population , cohort , confidence interval , proportional hazards model , cancer , environmental health
We aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of the lymph node ratio (LNR) in patients with axillary lymph node-positive triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).