| TAX → FEC | FEC → TAX | P valuea |
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Total number | 31 | 29 | Â |
Ultrasound (volume)b | 10,669 (702 to 169,221) | 11,344 (919 to 121,428) | 0.49 |
Mammography (volume)c | 1,685 (0 to 7,487) | 1,739 (0 to 5,749) | 0.95 |
PET (SUVmax) | 6.76 (1.58 to 24.8) | 6.26 (2.3 to 26.6) | 0.98 |
- Data presented as median (range). TAX, docetaxel (Taxotere®); FEC, combined flourouracil-epirubicin-cyclophosphamide anthracycline-based chemotherapy; PET, positron emission tomography; SUVmax, maximal standard uptake volume. aMann-Whitney U test. bVolume based on calculation of elliptical tumour shape. cVolume based on the sum of areas in the craniocaudal and mediolateral oblique appearance.