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 9

No alteration of expression of IDO and VEGF in the breast tumours in women with LLABCs undergoing NAC.

VEGF/IDO ()	Groups		Post-NAC		value^(5)
			Low/negative expression (n)	High expression (n)
VEGF	Pre-NAC	Low/negative expression (n)	8	3	1.000
		High expression (n)	3	2
IDO	Pre-NAC	Low/negative expression (n)	8	3	1.000
		High expression (n)	2	3

IDO: indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase; VEGF: vascular endothelial growth factor; LLABCs: large and locally advanced breast cancers; NAC: neoadjuvant chemotherapy; ⁽⁵⁾related sample McNemar Test.