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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 26.
Published in final edited form as: J Surg Res (Houst). 2022 Sep 14;5(3):511–525. doi: 10.26502/jsr.10020251

Table 5:

Factors associated with residual breast tumor and pathologic complete response (pCR) in univariate analysis.

ypT0-is ypT≥1 Chi-2
Nb % Nb % p-value
All patients 664 40.8 965 59.2
Period P1 112 16.9 168 17.4 0.073
P2 186 28 317 32.8
P3 366 55.1 480 49.7
Subtypes Luminal A 56 8.4 337 34.9 <0.0001
Luminal B Her2− 57 8.6 141 14.6
Luminal B Her2+ 148 22.3 154 16
Her2+ 149 22.4 71 7.4
Triple Negative 252 38 261 27
Luminal Her2− Grade? 2 0.3 1 0.1
cT stage cT0-1 109 16.4 131 13.6 0.087
cT2 390 58.7 545 56.5
cT3 130 19.6 220 22.8
cT4 35 5.3 69 7.2
cN stage cN0 322 48.5 468 48.5 1
cN1 333 50.2 484 50.2
cNx 9 1.4 13 1.3
Luminal A Grade 1 2 3.6 69 20.5 0.001
Luminal A Grade 2 54 96.4 268 79.5
pCR no pCR Chi-2
Nb % Nb % p-value
All patients 561 34.4 1068 65.6
Period P1 94 16.8 186 17.4 0.011
P2 149 26.6 354 33.1
P3 318 56.7 528 49.4
Subtypes Luminal A 30 5.3 363 34 <0.0001
Luminal B Her2− 41 7.3 157 14.7
Luminal B Her2+ 128 22.8 174 16.3
Her2+ 138 24.6 82 7.7
Triple Negative 223 39.8 290 27.2
Luminal Her2− Grade? 1 0.2 2 0.2
cT stage cT0-1 89 15.9 151 14.1 0.045
cT2 340 60.6 595 55.7
cT3 102 18.2 248 23.2
cT4 30 5.3 74 6.9
cN stage cN0 311 55.4 479 44.9 <0.0001
cN1 243 43.3 574 53.7
cNx 7 1.2 15 1.4
Luminal A Grade 1 2 6.7 69 19 0.065
Luminal A Grade 2 28 93.3 294 81

Abbreviations: ypT, pathologic tumor status after NAC; cT, clinical tumor size stage; cN, clinical lymph node status.