Predictive Value of the Inflammatory Burden Index for Pathological Complete Response in HER2-Positive and Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Receiving Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: A Comparative Analysis with Conventional Inflammatory Indices
Background/Objectives: The inflammatory burden index (IBI), calculated as C-reactive protein (CRP) multiplied by the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), has demonstrated prognostic value across several solid tumors. Its role in breast cancer, however, has not been investigated. This study evaluated whether pretreatme...