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Table 4 Characteristics of patients not achieving pCR

From: Platinum-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy in BRCA1-positive breast cancer: a retrospective cohort analysis and literature review

Patient

1

2

Age

49

56

cTNM/pyTNM

T2N0M0/pyT2N0M0

T3N3M0/pyT3N3aM0

Histology

Ductal carcinoma

Ductal carcinoma

Grade

3

3

ER/PR/HER2

Triple negative

Triple negative

NACT regimen

FAC (1000 mg + 100 mg + 1000 mg) 3 cyclesCisplatin+Doxorubicin (140 mg + 110 mg) 3 cycles

Cisplatin+Doxorubicin (80 mg + 90 mg 4 cycles, 80 mg + 85 mg 2 cycles)

Pre-tx tumor size

45 mm

X (extensive, diffuse, difficult to evaluate the size)

Post-tx tumor size

25 mm

65 mm

Operation

Unilateral mastectomy

Bilateral mastectomy

Lymphadenectomy

Yes

Yes

Adjuvant CT

No

No

Postoperative radiation

Yes

Yes

Progression

No

Brain metastases, PFS 12 months, OS 15 months