Clinical Study

Biological Markers and Response to Neoadjuvant Taxane-Based Chemotherapy in Patients with Locally Advanced Breast Cancer

Table 4

Five-year OAS and DFS rates in 95 breast cancer patients according to biological prognostic factors.

Variable5-year DFS rate (%)5-year OAS rate (%)

Hormonal receptor (HmR) status
 HmR+
 (n = 74)
82.384
 HmR−
  (n = 21)
26.535.7

P valueP <  0.0001  
HR 21.48 95%
CI 6.34–72.72
P =  0.0001  
HR 11.59, 95%
CI 3.32–40.47

Her2/neo status
 Her2/neo+
 (n = 20)
33.841.7
 Her2/neo−
 (n = 75)
81.883.2

P valueP <  0.0001  
HR 12.27, 95% CI 3.92–38.42
P =  0.001  
HR 7.14, 95%
CI 2.21–23.06

p53 status
 Inactive p53
 (n = 29)
46.157.1
 Intact p53
 (n = 66)
83.686.7

P valueP =  0.0007  
HR 5.15, 95%
CI 1.99–13.33
P =  0.0029  
HR 4.81, 95%
CI 1.71–13.52