Table 2 Characteristics of the patients eligible for breast-conserving surgery who received or did not receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NCT) before surgery
Patient characteristics | NCT (n = 16) | No NCT (n = 133) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Surgical choice, no. (%) | |||
BCS | 2 (12.5) | 63 (47.4) | 0.0077* |
Mastectomy | 14 (87.5) | 70 (52.6) | |
Age, years | |||
Mean ± SD | 48.69 ± 10.63 | 52.98 ± 12.91 | 0.2037 |
Median (range) | 50.5 (31–64) | 51 (25–85) | |
Menstrual status, no. (%) | |||
Premenopausal | 10 (62.5) | 67 (50.4) | 0.4329 |
Postmenopausal | 6 (37.5) | 66 (49.6) | |
Place of residence, no. (%) | |||
Urban | 10 (62.5) | 104 (78.2) | 0.2094 |
Rural | 6 (37.5) | 29 (21.8) | |
Within Nanjing region | 10 (62.5) | 81 (60.9) | 1.0 |
Outside Nanjing | 6 (37.5) | 52 (39.1) | |
Insurance status, no. (%) | |||
General medicare insurance | 10 (62.5) | 95 (71.4) | 0.5625 |
No or low-level medicare insurance | 6 (37.5) | 38 (28.6) | |
Household income, $, no. (%) | |||
> 1500 per year | 4 (25) | 55 (41.4) | 0.2820 |
≤ 1500 per year | 12 (75) | 78 (58.6) | |
Level of education, no. (%) | |||
Bachelor’s degree or above | 7 (43.8) | 53 (39.8) | 0.7920 |
Other | 9 (56.2) | 80 (60.2) | |
Pathological type before surgery, no. (%) | |||
Invasive carcinoma | 16 (100) | 92 (69.2) | 0.2137 |
Carcinoma in situ | 0 (0) | 17 (12.8) | |
Others | 0 (0) | 24 (18.0) | |
Confirmed diagnosis before surgery, no. (%) | |||
Yes | 16 (100) | 110 (82.7) | 0.1339 |
No | 0 (0) | 23 (17.3) | |
Tumor size (mm) (mean ± SD), no. (%) | 17.18 ± 14.20 | 18.39 ± 6.01 | 0.5315 |