PET scans show biomarkers could spare some breast cancer patients from chemotherapy

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A study using PET scans has identified a biomarker that may accurately predict which patients with one type of HER2-positive breast cancer might best benefit from standalone HER2-targeted agents, without the need for standard chemotherapy, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.

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