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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 24.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Surg Oncol. 2009 Mar 12;16(6):1606–1611. doi: 10.1245/s10434-009-0402-z

TABLE 4.

Breast-conserving surgery rates in the neoadjuvant cohort based on extent of clinical response by RECIST criteria (n = 61)

Complete response (n = 6) Partial response (n = 36) Stable disease (n = 19) p-Value
Size at presentation (cm, average and range) 5.4 (2.3–8) 4.9 (1.5–12.0) 4.9 (2.1–8.8) 0.898
Attempted BCS 4 (66%) 10 (28%) 5 (26%) 0.163
Successful BCS 3 6 1
Successful BCS (% of attempted) 3/4 = 75% 6/10 = 60% 1/5 = 20% 0.234