Table 5

Pathological stage in the untreated and treated patients with clinical stage B disease

Pathological stageSurgery only (%)12 weeks of NHT (%)24 weeks of NHT (%)
Chi square=13.124; p=0.041. Untreated versus 12 weeks of NHT: χ2=5.311; p=0.199 (not significant (NS)). Untreated versus 24 weeks of NHT: χ2=11.984; p=0.009. 12 weeks of NHT versus 24 weeks of NHT: χ2=2.526; p=0.641 (NS).
NHT, neoadjuvant hormonal treatment.
B40 (40.4%)59 (54.6%)59 (64.8%)
C145 (45.5%)33 (30.6%)23 (25.3%)
C29 (9.1%)11 (10.2%)7 (7.7%)
D15 (5.0%)5 (4.6%)2 (2.2%)
Total9910891