The variables

The following variables are currently available in the case-match menu:

Recommended by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Development Conference (ref 1) and the International Consensus Panel on the Treatment of Primary Breast Cancer (ref 2)

Axillary lymph node status

Age at diagnosis

Tumour size

Histologic type

Histologic grade

Estrogen receptor status

Progesterone receptor status

In addition, the following variables have been added:

erbB2 (HER-2) expression

Method of tumour detection

Adjuvant therapy




1. National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference statement: adjuvant therapy for breast cancer, November 1-3, 2000. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2001;30:5-15.

2. Goldhirsch A, Glick JH, Gelber RD, Coates AS, Senn HJ. Meeting highlights: International Consensus Panel on the Treatment of Primary Breast Cancer. Seventh International Conference on Adjuvant Therapy of Primary Breast Cancer. J Clin Oncol 2001;19(18):3817-27.