Table 3.
Patient characteristics according to pCR
| pCR | Yes n = 64 | No n = 228 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | Median | 48 | 47 | 0.957 |
| Mean | 48.86 | 50.21 | ||
| Range | 25–74 | 26–83 | ||
| Menopausal status | Pre | 39 (61%) | 144 (63.2%) | 0.507 |
| Post | 25 (39%) | 84 (36.8%) | 0.286 | |
| MD | B | 32 (50%) | 92 (40.3%) | 0.227 |
| C | 31 (48%) | 124 (54.3%) | ||
| D | 1 (2%) | 12 (5.3%) | ||
| RCB score | Median | 0 | 2.415 | |
| Mean | 0 | 2.349 | ||
| Range | 0 | 0–5.296 | ||
| RCB class | 0 | 64 (100%) | 23 (10.1%) | |
| 1 | 0 | 34 (14.9%) | ||
| 2 | 0 | 95 (41.7%) | ||
| 3 | 0 | 76 (33.3%) | ||
| ER status | 0.000* | |||
| + | 19 (29.7%) | 150 (65.8%) | ||
| − | 45 (70.3%) | 78 (34.2%) | ||
| PR status | 0.001* | |||
| + | 8 (12.5%) | 57 (25%) | ||
| − | 46 (71.9%) | 82 (36%) | ||
| N/A | 10 (15.6%) | 89 (39%) | ||
| HER2 status | 0.046* | |||
| + | 32 (50%) | 83 (36.4%) | ||
| − | 31 (48.4%) | 142 (62.3%) | ||
| N/A | 1 (1.6%) | 3 (1.3%) | ||
| FNA axillary nodes | ||||
| + | 37 (57.8%) | 155 (68%) | 0.130 | |
| − | 27 (42.2%) | 73 (32%) |
* p = < 0.05