Tracking response to neoadjuvant systemic therapy through circulating tumor DNA analysis in breast cancer.

NPJ Breast Cancer · 2026 · PMC13076604 · PMID 41781399

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Baseline cfDNA concentration was numerically higher in patients with tumor sizes ≥3 cm compared to smaller tumors ( p = 0.49), though this did not reach statistical significance.

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