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UK study identifies method of predicting treatment response in breast cancer

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A study led by Susan G. Komen Brinker Award winner Carlos Caldas found that there may be a way to predict treatment response in breast cancer patients even before treatment begins. Results will be presented at the 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Dec. 7-10.

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