Fig. 3: Patient responses to questionnaire regarding neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy.

a Patient reflections on neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Specifically, this panel shows responses to the question, “How would you describe your experience with the chemotherapy you received before surgery”? b Patient perspectives on adjuvant chemotherapy. Specifically, this panel shows responses to the question, “How strongly do you feel that you should or should not receive more chemotherapy after your surgery?” Patients who selected score 1–2 (“I feel I should not receive more chemo”) or score 3 (“I feel neutral”) and did not have adjuvant chemotherapy planned were classified as feeling positive/neutral about their planned adjuvant regimen. Patients who selected score 4–5 (“I feel I should receive more chemo”) or score 3 (“I feel neutral”) and had adjuvant chemotherapy planned were classified as feeling positive/neutral about their planned adjuvant regimen. c Patient-physician alignment in planning for adjuvant chemotherapy, as rated by patients. “Aligned” was defined as: patient gave a response of 1 or 2 on question describing patient’s feeling about adjuvant chemotherapy and question describing treating physician’s feeling about adjuvant chemotherapy; or patient gave a response of 3 on both questions; or patient gave a response of 4 or 5 on both questions. “Not aligned” was defined as everything else. pCR pathologic complete response.