Table 3.
Comparison of good responders and poor responders, in terms of change in mean TTP (E1s), post each cycle of NACT compared with baseline (pre-NACT)
Time point comparison | Change in TTP (E1s) from pre-NACT to third cycle of NACT | Comparison of the two groups in terms of difference of TTP (E1s) from pre-NACT to follow-up NACT cycles | ||||
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Good responder | Poor responder | |||||
Mean (SD) of absolute change | Mean (SD) of % change | Mean (SD) of absolute change | Mean (SD) of % change | p-value of absolute change | p-value of % change | |
Post first cycle - pre-NACT | 0.75 (1.02) | 38.4% (55.5) | −0.16 (3.36) | 7.6% (55.9) | 0.054 | 0.031 |
Post second cycle - pre-NACT | 1.72 (1.90) | 83.6% (89.4) | 0.14 (4.11) | 22.3% (100.1) | 0.014 | 0.013 |
Post third cycle - pre-NACT | 5.19 (4.04) | 205.0% (151.2) | 0.26 (6.09) | 38.1% (153.8) | 0.008 | 0.004 |
NACT, neoadjuvant chemotherapy; SD, standard deviation; TTP, time-to-peak.