Figure 2. ER and Bcl2 changes upon neoadjuvant treatment with lapatinib.
A. Each line represents changes in ER expression levels from baseline to week 2. ER levels are expressed as Allred scores. Solid red lines indicate tumors with ER-positive status at baseline (Allred score ≥ 3); dashed red lines indicate those three tumors that were ER-negative at baseline (Allred score < 3) and became positive at week 2; solid black lines indicate tumors with ER-negative status at baseline that remained negative at week 2 (14 tumors).
B. Each line represents Bcl2 expression changes from baseline to week 2. Bcl2 levels are expressed as percentage of positive cells. Solid red lines indicate Bcl2 changes in the 6 tumors with ER-positive status at baseline; dashed red lines indicate Bcl2 changes in the 3 tumors converting from ER-negative to positive; solid black lines indicate Bcl2 changes in the 14 tumors that were ER-negative at both baseline and week 2.
C. Percentage of tumors with a Bcl2 increase over time, according to ER status. Bcl2 increased at week 2 in 8 out of 9 of the ER-positive tumors, (including the 3 tumors converting to ER-positive), and in 1 out the 14 tumors that remained ER-negative.