Biomarkers in triple negative breast cancer: A review

Table 3 C-kit expression in triple negative breast cancer

Ref.	Total number	No. of TNBC	C-kit expression1
Thike et al[9], 2010	7048	767	CK 5/6 in 6%, CK-14 in 48%, CK-17 in 50%, C-kit in 45%
Nielsen et al[24], 2004	-	21	CK 5/6 in 62% and C-kit in 29%
Kim et al[76], 2009	625	147	CK5/6 in 35.4% and C-kit in 11.6%
Bryan et al[78], 2006	66	4	75% of TNBC vs 29% of non-TNBC

¹The expression is depicted as the percentage of patients expressing the marker. TNBC: Triple negative breast cancer; CK: Cytokeratin; EGFR: Epidermal growth factor receptor.