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. 2016 Feb 11;11(2):e0149347. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149347

Table 5. Predictors of ypT0 in the breast after completion of NCT.

Parameters Odds ratio 95% CI P-value
Breast cancer subtype 0.098
    HRs+/HER2- Ref
    HRs+/HER2+ 0.70 0.16–3.00 0.633
    HRs-/HER2+ 0.97 0.26–3.54 0.958
    HRs-/HER2- 4.23 1.11–16.09 0.034
MMG presentation of the main lesion
    Mass or undetected Ref
    Microcalcifications ± mass 0.29 0.03–2.51 0.263
MMG associated microcalcifications
    Absent Ref
    Present 0.84 0.13–5.60 0.855
US shape 0.370
    Irregular Ref
    Oval 1.11 0.39–3.17 0.846
    Round 5.83 0.49–69.80 0.164
US posterior features 0.543
    No posterior features Ref
    Shadowing 1.40 0.38–3.17 0.846
    Enhancement 1.92 0.60–6.21 0.275
US calcification
    No Ref
    Yes 1.34 0.22–8.27 0.751
MRI presentation of the main lesion
    Mass Ref
    Non-mass enhancement 1.18 0.32–4.31 0.807
MMG after NCT
    Residual disease Ref
    Complete response 0.90 0.20–4.06 0.890
US after NCT
    Residual disease Ref
    Complete response 2.69 0.79–9.19 0.114
MRI after NCT
    Residual disease Ref
    Complete response 5.23 1.53–17.85 0.008

CI, confidence interval; Ref, reference; MMG, mammography; US, ultrasound; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.