18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose PET-CT evaluation after one course of neoadjuvant therapy fails to predict pCR in HER2 + BC patients: a prospective and multicentric French study
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- 3 December 2025
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Breast Cancer Research
- Vol. 28 (1)
Abstract
18F–FDG PET–CT has emerged as a powerful imaging tool for initial staging and prognosis evaluation of patients with Breast Cancer (BC). HoweverKeywords
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