The Differential Contribution of the Innate Immune System to a Good Pathological Response in the Breast and Axillary Lymph Nodes Induced by Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Women with Large and Locally Advanced Breast Cancers

Table 2

Alteration of tumour-infiltrating CD68⁺ and CD163⁺ macrophages in the breast tumours in women with LLABCs undergoing NAC.

Macrophages	Groups		Post-NAC		value^(3) (pre- versus post-NAC)
			Low infiltration (n)	High infiltration (n)
CD68^+ ()	Pre-NAC	Low infiltration (n)	10	1	0.375
		High infiltration (n)	4	1
CD163^+ ()	Pre-NAC	Low infiltration (n)	4	2	0.289
		High infiltration (n)	6	4

LLABCs: large and locally advanced breast cancers; NAC: neoadjuvant chemotherapy; ⁽³⁾related sample McNemar test.