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We aimed to generate efficacy data to support the shift in local practice of neoadjuvant therapy for breast cancer.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A one-stage, phase II feasibility, single-arm study design was used. Treatment-na\u00efve patients with clinically nonmetastatic human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)\u2013positive breast cancer received four cycles of neoadjuvant docetaxel with subcutaneous trastuzumab (T + scH). Patients with complete clinical response underwent surgery. Patients with stable disease\/partial response received three further cycles of 5-fluorouracil, epirubicin, and cyclophosphamide + scH before surgery. Responders completed 18 scH cycles. The primary end point was pathologic complete response (pCR). 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The reporting of disease-free and overall survival awaits future analysis.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This phase II study showed that neoadjuvant chemotherapy with T + scH resulted in pCR of 53%, surpassing the planned cutoff for success of 40%. This is comparable with the rates and other efficacy end points that follow data from phase II international trials. 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