Table III.

Correlation between HMGB1 score and pathological response.

Before NAC
HMGB1 score	Grade 0, 1	Grade 2, 3
0	23	18
1+	2	4
2+	1	2
3+	0	0
P-value	0.4648
After NAC
HMGB1 score	Grade 0, 1	Grade 2, 3
0	5	8
1+	5	6
2+	8	6
3+	8	4
P-value	0.5076

HMGB1, high-mobility group box 1 protein; NAC, neoadjuvant chemotherapy.