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Table 2 Relation of Clinical staging with grade and hormonal (HR) status showing feasibility of BCS after neoadjuvant chemotherapy

From: Feasibility of breast conservation after neoadjuvant taxene based chemotherapy in locally advanced breast cancer: a Prospective Phase I trial

Clinical Stage

N

Grade

HR

  

G II

G III

HR +

HR -

T3N0

10 (8)

8 (6)

2 (2)

9 (8)

1 (0)

T3N1

25 (20)

16 (12)

9 (8)

22 (17)

3 (3)

T3N2

6 (4)

4 (2)

2 (2)

3 (1)

3 (3)

T2N2

4 (4)

2 (2)

2 (2)

3 (3)

1 (1)

Total

45 (36)

30 (22)

15 (14)

37 (29)

8 (7)

  1. N.B.: Numbers between brackets refer to numbers of patients whose post chemotherapy tumour size ≤5 cm and were candidates for BCS in different stage groups according to grade and HR status.