Table 3

Predictive power of multimarker panels

Panel
Timepoint
Response type
Sensitivity (%)
Specificity (%)

α-Fetoprotein, soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule 1, MMP-9
Pretreatment
Clinical complete response versus no response
83
91
Tissue plasminogen activator inhibitor 1
Pretreatment
Clinical complete response/clinical partial response versus no response
75
77
MMP-3, luteinizing hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone
Pre-cycle 2
Clinical complete response versus no response
82
73
ErbB2, epidermal growth factor receptor, migration inhibitory factor, MMP-2, CD40 ligand
Pre-cycle 2
Pathologic complete response/pathologic partial response versus no response
85
69

Nolen et al. Breast Cancer Research 2008 10:R45   doi:10.1186/bcr2096