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Table 1 Breast cancer subtypes category

From: Liquid-based biomarkers in breast cancer: looking beyond the blood

Breast cancer subtypes

Subcategories

Receptor profile

Subtype prevalence (%)

Hormone positive

Luminal A

ER + or PR + , HER2-, KI67 < 14%

75

Luminal B

ER + or PR + , HER2-,KI67 > 14%

ER + or PR + , HER2 + 

HER2 positive

 

HER2 + 

15

Triple negative breast cancer

 

ER − , PR − and HER2 − 

10–15