Table 2.
Relation between HIF-1α expression and pCR.
| Number of Cases (%) | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| pCR | No pCR | ||
| HIF-1α < 5% | 6 (33.3%) | 47 (67.1%) | 0.014 a |
| HIF-1α ≥ 5% | 12 (66.7%) | 23 (32.9%) | |
| HIF-1α% | 18 (20.5%) | 70 (79.5%) | 0.017 b |
| x = 10.42; SD = 9.53 | x = 5.05; SD = 7.52 |
a Fisher exact test. b Mann–Whitney U test. Abbreviations: pCR, pathological complete response; x, mean; SD, standard deviation. Italic means the relation is significant.