Fig. 3

Differences in pathological complete response (pCR) rates in the total cohort based on stromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (sTIL) status. (A) With a high sTIL cutoff of 10%, the pCR rate was significantly higher in the high sTIL group compared to the low sTIL group (9.5% vs. 2.4%; p = 0.001). (B) With a high sTIL cutoff of 20%, the high sTIL group continued to have a significantly higher pCR rate compared to the low sTIL group (13.7% vs. 2.8%; p < 0.001). (C) With a high sTIL cutoff of 30%, the pCR rate remained significantly higher in the high sTIL group compared to the low sTIL group (18.3% vs. 3.2%; p < 0.001)