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. 2014 Jan 5;5(1):44–57. doi: 10.7150/jca.7809

Table 2.

The Dworak Tumor response grading system7

Grade Definition
Grade 0 No response
Grade 1 Minimal response (dominant tumor mass with obvious fibrosis, vasculopathy)
Grade 2 Moderate response (dominant fibrotic changes with a few easy-to-find tumor cells or groups)
Grade 3 Near complete response (few microscopically difficult-to-find tumor cells in fibrotic tissue with or without mucous substance)
Grade 4 Complete response (no tumor cells, only fibrotic mass or acellular mucin pools)