Table 2 Clinical responses to neoadjuvant chemotherapy

From: High rates of breast conservation for large ductal and lobular invasive carcinomas combining multimodality strategies

 

Ductal ( N =672)

Lobular ( N =78)

 

Total

N

%

N

%

P

Clinical response to primary chemotherapy (DM=7)

0.04

 ⩾50%

397

60

37

47

 

 <50%

268

40

41

53

 

Local treatment (DM=0)

0.01

 Tumorectomy followed by RT

292

43

16

21

 

 Mastectomy followed by RT

160

24

25

32

 

 Mastectomy alone

42

6

6

8

 

 RT followed by tumorectomy

45

7

8

10

 

 RT followed by mastectomy

36

5

5

6

 

 RT alone

97

14

18

23

 
  1. DM=data missing; RT, radiorherapy.
  2. Local treatments.
  3. Percentages were rounded, so, when added, the sum may not be exactly 100.
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