Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of patients with breast cancer.

From: The breast cancer immune microenvironment is modified by neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Characteristics

Luminal A (n = 11)

Luminal B (n = 15)

Her2 (n = 2)

Triple Negative (n = 5)

HD (n = 10)

Age (years)

< 40

1 (9.1)

0 (0)

0 (0)

2 (40.0)

5 (50.0)

40–49

1 (9.1)

3 (20.0)

1 (50.0)

1 (20.0)

5 (50.0)

50–65

4 (36.3)

5 (33.3)

0 (0)

2 (40.0)

0 (0)

> 65

5 (45.4)

7 (46.7)

1 (50.0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Lymph nodes

Negative

9 (81.8)

8 (53.3)

1 (50.0)

3 (60.0)

 

Positive

2 (18.1)

7 (46.7)

1 (50.0)

2 (40.0)

 

TNM stage(AJCC)

I

0 (0)

1 (6.7)

0 (0)

1 (20.0)

 

II

7 (63.6)

11 (73.3)

0 (0)

2 (40.0)

 

III

4 (36.3)

3 (20.0)

2 (100)

2 (40.0)

 

IV

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

Ki67

< 20%

10 (90.0)

0 (0)

1 (50.0)

1 (20.0)

 

> 20%

1 (0.09)

15 (100)

1 (50.0)

4 (40.0)

 

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy

AC

0(0)

2 (13.3)

1 (50.0)

1 (20.0)

 

AC + TX

8 (72.7)

9 (60.0)

1 (50.0)

2 (40.0)

 

Non therapy

3 (27.2)

4 (26.7)

0 (0)

2 (40.0)

 

Pathological response

pCR

0(0)

5 (33.3)

1 (50.0)

3 (60.0)

 

Non-pCR

11 (100)

10 (66.6)

1 (50.0)

2 (40.0)

 
  1. HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; AC, Anthracyclines-Cyclophosphamide; TX, taxane; pCR, pathological complete response; Non-pCR, non pathological.