Table 3 Multivariable analysis of factors associated with pathologic complete response (pCR)

From: Pathologic complete response after neoadjuvant systemic therapy for breast cancer in BRCA mutation carriers and noncarriers

Characteristic

Univariate analysis

Multivariable analysis

No pCR n = 1045

pCR n = 381

p

Odds ratio (95% CI)

p

Age

50 (42–60)

51 (41–59)

0.9

  

Race

  

0.8

  

 Black

149 (75%)

50 (25%)

   

 Asian, Native American, or other

174 (72%)

68 (28%)

   

 White

636 (73%)

239 (27%)

   

  Unknown

86

24

   

Clinical T stage

  

0.028

  

 T1

148 (70%)

62 (30%)

   

 T2

565 (72%)

217 (28%)

   

 T3

228 (81%)

55 (19%)

   

 T4

99 (72%)

39 (28%)

   

 Unknown

5

8

   

 cN+

718 (75%)

234 (25%)

0.010

  

BRCA status

  

0.001

  

 Noncarrier

934 (74%)

327 (26%)

 

ref.

ref.

 BRCA1

53 (58%)

39 (42%)

 

2.37 (1.32–4.18)

0.003

 BRCA2

58 (79%)

15 (21%)

 

1.56 (0.71–3.23)

0.2

Differentiation

  

<0.001

  

 Poor

660 (66%)

339 (34%)

 

ref.

ref.

 Well/moderate

380 (91%)

37 (8.9%)

 

0.32 (0.19–0.52)

<0.001

 Unknown

5

5

   

Histology

  

<0.001

  

 Ductal

935 (73%)

351 (27%)

   

  Lobular/mixed

101 (87%)

15 (13%)

   

 Unknown

9

15

   

Receptor subtype

  

<0.001

  

 HR+/HER2−

482 (92%)

40 (8%)

 

ref.

ref.

 TN

278 (68%)

133 (32%)

 

3.95 (2.32–6.97)

<0.001

 HR+/HER2+

219 (69%)

98 (31%)

 

6.16 (3.60–10.9)

<0.001

 HR−/HER2+

66 (37.5%)

110 (62.5%)

 

21.6 (12.0–40.1)

<0.001

Neoadjuvant regimen

  

0.4

  

 ACT-based

969 (74%)

345 (26%)

   

 Taxane/platinum/CMF

74 (70%)

32 (30%)

   

 Unknown

2

4

   

 Carboplatin receipt

122 (67%)

60 (33%)

0.041

  

 Lymphovascular invasion

367 (88%)

48 (12%)

<0.001

0.48 (0.32–0.69)

<0.001

 Unknown

181

149

   
  1. Categorical data presented as n (%) and continuous as median (interquartile range).
  2. CI confidence interval, HR hormone receptor, HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, TN triple negative, ACT adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, and taxol, CMF cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil.