Table 5.

Tumor responses between the mistletoe and non-mistletoe groups

Variables	MG (n = 15)	NMG (n = 37)	P-value
pCR			0.044¶,**
Yes	8 (53.3)	8 (21.6)
No	7 (46.7)	29 (78.4)
TRG (AJCC)			0.024¶,**
Good responder (0–1)	10 (66.7)	12 (32.4)
Poor responder (2–3)	5 (33.3)	25 (67.6)
T downstaging			0.004¶,**
Yes	13 (86.7)	16 (43.2)
No	2 (13.3)	21 (56.8)
N downstaging			0.257¶
Yes	14 (93.3)	29 (78.4)
No	1 (6.7)	8 (21.6)
Overall TNM downstaging			0.040¶,**
Yes	13 (86.7)	21 (56.8)
No	2 (13.3)	16 (43.2)

Data are presented as n (%)

^¶Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test; ^**statistically significant (P < 0.05)

MG, mistletoe group; NMG, non-mistletoe group; pCR, pathologic complete response; TRG, tumor regression grade; AJCC, American Joint Committee on Cancer; TNM, tumor–node–metastasis