Table 4 Relationship between pathologic complete response rate, Magee Equation 3 score categories, and pre-therapy nuclear grade
Categorization by | Subdivision by | N | Pathologic complete responseN (%) | P valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Magee Equation 3 scores | Nuclear grade | |||
High (score ≥31) | 1 or 2 | 3 | 1 (33%) | |
3 | 50 | 19 (40%) | 1.0000 | |
Intermediate (score 18-<31) | 1 or 2 | 68 | 1 (1%) | |
3 | 44 | 3 (7%) | 0.2980 | |
Low (score <18) | 1 or 2 | 41 | 0 (0%) | |
3 | 15 | 0 (0%) | NA | |
Nuclear grade | Magee Equation 3 scores | |||
1 | High (score ≥31) | 0 | NA | |
Intermediate or low (score <31) | 7 | 0 (0%) | NA | |
2 | High (score ≥31) | 3 | 1 (33%) | |
Intermediate or low (score <31) | 102 | 1 (1%) | 0.0566 | |
3 | High (score ≥31) | 50 | 19 (38%) | |
Intermediate or low (score <31) | 59 | 3 (5%) | <0.0001 |
