Research Article

Effectiveness and Safety of Zercepac and Reference Trastuzumab in the Neoadjuvant Setting for Early-Stage Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 2

Effectiveness.

Total (N = 105)Zercepac (n = 65)Reference trastuzumab (n = 40)

Percentage of tumor shrinkage from baseline, %45.84 ± 19.1547.58 ± 18.6043.00 ± 19.920.235

Clinical response, n (%)0.172
 PR81 (77.1)53 (81.5)28 (70.0)
 SD24 (22.9)12 (18.5)12 (30.0)

Pathological response, n (%)0.933
 Non-pCR31 (29.5)19 (29.2)12 (30.0)
 pCR74 (70.5)46 (70.8)28 (70.0)

MP grade, n (%)>0.999
 Grade 26 (5.7)4 (6.2)2 (5.0)
 Grade 315 (14.3)9 (13.8)6 (15.0)
 Grade 410 (9.5)6 (9.2)4 (10.0)
 Grade 574 (70.5)46 (70.8)28 (70.0)

PR—partial response; SD—stable disease; pCR—complete pathological response.