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. 2006 Mar 14;94(7):1051–1056. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603001

Table 2. Changes in tumour Ki67 scores with treatment.

  No. of patients
  Changes at 10–14 days
Changes at 3 months
  Increase No change Decrease
Increase No change Decrease
      by 40% to <1%     by 40% <1%
Clinical responders (48) 1 6 41 (8) 0 7 41 (23)
Clinical non-responders (15) 1 3 11 (3) 1 2 12 (4)
Total 2 9 52 (11) 1 9 53 (27)
      P=0.49       P=0.20  
                 
Pathology responders (47) 1 4 42 (9) 0 6 41 (23)
Pathology non-responders (15) 1 5 9 (2) 1 3 11 (3)
Total 2 9 51 (11) 1 9 52 (26)
      P=0.034       P=0.15  

Statistical comparison of increase (>40%), decrease (>40%) or no change (<40%) compared with pretreatment values by 3 × 2 chi-square testing.