Table 1 Clinical characteristics of study patients
From: Serum biomarker profiles and response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced breast cancer
| Characteristic | Number of patients |
|---|---|
| Patients in study | |
| Total enrolled | 47 |
| Total completing treatment | 44 |
| Clinical stage pretreatment | |
| Stage IIB | 15 |
| Stage IIIA | 12 |
| Stage IIIB | 16 |
| Clinical response | |
| Complete | 12 |
| Partial | 20 |
| Stable disease | 12 |
| Pathologic response | |
| Complete | 4 |
| Partial | 23 |
| Stable disease | 17 |