Table 5.
Comparison of Pre-NACT TILs between different groups of clinico-pathological parameters. A Shapiro–Wilk test showed that the distribution of TILs departed significantly from normality (W = 0.896, P-value < 0.01). Mann–Whitney test was used, and P value was significant at 0.05.
| Variables | Mean | Median | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Left | 28.3 | 15.0 | 0.331 |
| Right | 34.4 | 25.0 | |
| Pre-NACT G2 | 18.5 | 5.0 | 0.046 |
| Pre-NACT G3 | 33.5 | 22.5 | |
| Pre-NACT Luminal HER2 | 28.0 | 15.0 | 0.053 |
| Pre-NACT non-Luminal HER2 | 36.6 | 30.0 | |
| Pathological tumor response (pCR) | 40.1 | 30.0 | 0.003 |
| Pathological tumor response (pPR) | 24.3 | 15.0 | |
| RTC > 5% | 22.8 | 15.0 | 0.004 |
| RTC ≤ 5% | 38.5 | 30.0 |