Table 3 Disease characteristics
Parameter | N | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
Stage of disease at presentation | |||
II B | 4 | 13.3 | |
III A | 7 | 23.3 | |
III B | 5 | 16.7 | |
III C | 4 | 13.3 | |
IV | 10 | 33.3 | |
Histological type | |||
Infiltrating ductal carcinoma (IDC) | 27 | 90.0 | |
Infiltrating lobular carcinoma (ILC) | 2 | 6.7 | |
Combined ILC & IDC | 1 | 3.3 | |
Grade of tumor | |||
Low grade | 4 | 13.3 | |
Intermediate grade | 14 | 46.7 | |
High grade | 12 | 40.0 | |
Miller-Payne response # | |||
Poor | Grade I (no or <10% response) | 5 | 16.7 |
pathological | Grade II (10–30% response) | 4 | 13.3 |
response (PPR) | Grade III (30–90% response) | 8 | 26.6 |
Good pathological | Grade IV (>90% response) | 4 | 13.3 |
response (GPR) | Grade V (complete response or few isolated tumor cell islands remaining) | 5 | 16.7 |