Patient and Tumor Characteristics
| Characteristic | n | % |
| Sex (women) | 24 | 100 |
| Race | ||
| White | 18 | 75 |
| Black | 4 | 16.7 |
| Asian | 1 | 4.2 |
| Hispanic | 1 | 4.2 |
| Histology | ||
| IDC | 18 | 75 |
| ILC | 6 | 25 |
| Histologic grade | ||
| Low | 1 | 4.2 |
| Intermediate | 8 | 33.3 |
| High | 15 | 62.5 |
| AJCC tumor stage* | ||
| 2B | 13 | 54.2 |
| 3A | 5 | 20.8 |
| 3B | 4 | 16.7 |
| 3C | 2 | 8.3 |
| Receptor status | ||
| (ER+ or PR+)/HER2− | 11 | 45.8 |
| HER2+ | 7 | 29.2 |
| Triple negative (ER−PER−HER2−) | 6 | 25 |
↵* Clinical classification according to seventh edition of AJCC Cancer Staging Manual (31).
AJCC = American Joint Committee on Cancer; PR = progesterone receptor.