From: Circulating tumor cells in newly diagnosed inflammatory breast cancer
non-pCR (%)
pCR (%)
P value
CTC < 1
30 (85.7)
5 (14.3)
0.39
CTC ≥ 1
32 (76.2)
10 (23.8)
CTC < 5
53 (85.5)
9 (14.5)
0.06
CTC ≥ 5
9 (60.0)
6 (40.0)