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Table 3 Univariate logistic regression for the predicting of a pCR irrespective of study treatment

From: Clinical response after two cycles compared to HER2, Ki-67, p53, and bcl-2 in independently predicting a pathological complete response after preoperative chemotherapy in patients with operable carcinoma of the breast

 

pCR

Odds ratio

95% CI

 

n

%

  

Menopausal status:

    

Premenopausal

12

11.3

2.17

0.73 to 6.41

Peri-/postmenopausal

5

5.6

  

Clinical tumour size:

    

≤ 4 cm

12

10.5

1.81

0.61 to 5.36

> 4 cm

5

6.1

  

Clinical nodal status:

    

Negative

14

14.3

5.28

1.47 to 19.00

Positive

3

3.1

  

Grading:

    

Grade I + II

2

2.2

0.13

0.03 to 0.61

Grade III

15

14.4

  

Clinical response after: 2 cycles ddAT

    

cCR/cPR

12

12.6

3.07

0.95 to 9.91

cNC/cPD

4

4.5

  

ER:

    

0 to 9%

15

17.4

11.41

2.53 to 51.41

10 to 100%

2

1.8

  

PgR:

    

0 to 9%

16

13.5

11.81

1.53 to 90.97

10 to 100%

1

1.3

  

Ki-67:

    

0 to 15%

3

4.0

0.32

0.09 to 1.15

16 to 100%

14

11.6

  

HER2:

    

0 to 2+

15

10.1

2.48

0.55 to 11.28

3+

2

4.3

  

p53:

    

1 to 50%

5

5.5

0.45

0.15 to 1.33

0 + 51 to 100%

12

11.4

  

bcl-2:

    

0 to 1+

16

12.9

10.52

1.36 to 81.09

2 to 3+

1

1.4

  
  1. cCR, clinical complete response; cNC, clinical no change; cPD, clinical progressive disease; cPR, clinical partial response; ER, oestrogen receptor; HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; pCR, pathological complete remission; PgR, progesterone receptor.