pCR and Metabolic Response
| Metabolic response | pCR | Non-pCR | pCR rate |
| Overall week 2 | |||
| Responder | 19 | 28 | 40.4% |
| Nonresponder | 5 | 16 | 23.8% |
| Overall week 6 | |||
| Responder | 16 | 21 | 43.2% |
| Nonresponder | 6 | 23 | 20.7% |
| Primary tumor week 2 | |||
| Responder | 20 | 28 | 41.7% |
| Nonresponder | 4 | 15 | 21.1% |
| Primary tumor week 6 | |||
| Responder | 17 | 22 | 43.6% |
| Nonresponder | 5 | 21 | 19.2% |
Overall metabolic response = breast + lymph nodes; responder = complete metabolic response + partial metabolic response according to EORTC criteria; nonresponder = metabolic stable response + metabolic progression.