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Table 5 The correlations between ADC/â–³ADC value and final tumor response to NAC started with taxanes and anthracyclines

From: RETRACTED ARTICLE: Diffusion-weighted MR imaging of locally advanced breast carcinoma: the optimal time window of predicting the early response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Items

Luminal A

Luminal B

HER2-enriched

Basal-like

The time point when there was a significant correlation between ADC and tumor response

baseline(−0.326)

baseline(r = −0.367)

baseline(−0.368)

baseline(− 0.349)

postT1(0.358)

postT1(r = 0.387)

postT2(0.425)

postT2(0.393)

postT4(0.351)

postT3(r = 0.345)

postT5(0.398)

postT4(0.326)

postT6(0.329)

postT6(r = 0.331)

postT6(0.367)

postT6(0.319)

The time point when there was a significant correlation between â–³ADC and tumor response

postT2(0.656)

postT1(0.667)

postT1(0.628)

posT1(0.609)

postT3(0.556)

postT2(0.469)

postT3(0.541)

postT3(0.546)

postT4(0.539)

postT4(0.534)

postT4(0.529)

postT4(0.529)

postT5(0.587)

postT5(0.529)

postT5(0.518)

postT5(0.538)

postT6(0.531)

postT6(0.486)

postT6(0.492)

postT6(0.476)

  1. Note: The data in the parentheses are presented as Spearman coefficient