Table 2. Outcomes of patients by pretreatment anemia status.

N (%)	All	Hb<12g/dL	Hb≥12g/dL
	N = 655 (100%)	N = 166 (25.3%)	N = 489 (74.7%)	χ2	p
pCR
No	589(89.9)	157(94.6)	432(88.3)	5.317	0.021
Yes	66(10.1)	9(5.4)	57(11.7)
Relapse
No	452(69.0)	104(62.7)	348(71.2)	4.201	0.040
Yes	203(31.0)	62(37.3)	141(28.8)
Cancer-specific death
No	607(92.7)	143(86.1)	464(94.9)	13.949	<0.001
Yes	48(7.3)	23(13.9)	25(5.1)
Death
No	591(90.2)	135(81.3)	456(93.3)	19.994	<0.001
Yes	64(9.8)	31(18.7)	33(6.7)

Abbreviations: pCR: pathological complete response.