New score could help guide Late-Stage breast cancer treatment decisions

NCT ID NCT01574170

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study aims to develop and validate a scoring system to identify which patients with metastatic breast cancer are likely to live longer with third-line chemotherapy. Researchers will collect clinical, histological, and biological data from 267 women starting a third line of treatment. The goal is to create a tool that helps doctors and patients make more informed decisions about continuing chemotherapy.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to

If successful, this could help doctors identify which patients with metastatic breast cancer are most likely to benefit from third-line chemotherapy, avoiding unnecessary treatments.

What could go wrong

This is a prognostic tool study, not a treatment trial. The score may not be accurate enough to change practice, and results may not apply to all patients.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

breast cancer breast carcinoma breast neoplasm metastatic malignant neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • C.M.C.O. Claude Bernard

    Albi, 81000, France

  • CHRU Brest

    Brest, 26609, France

  • CHU Jean Minjoz

    Besançon, 25030, France

  • CHU Rangueil

    Toulouse, 31000, France

  • Centre Eugène Marquis

    Rennes, 35042, France

  • Centre Georges François Leclerc

    Dijon, 21079, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Castres-Mazamet

    Castres, 81108, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Jean Rougier

    Cahors, 46005, France

  • Centre Hospitalier de Rodez

    Rodez, 12000, France

  • Centre Paul Strauss

    Strasbourg, 67065, France

  • Centre d'Oncologie et de Radiothérapie du Parc

    Dijon, 21000, France

  • Clinique La Croix du Sud

    Quint-Fonsegrives, 31130, France

  • Institut Claudius Regaud

    Toulouse, 31052, France

  • Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54519, France

  • Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest Paul Papin

    Angers, 49933, France

  • Polyclinique de l'Ormeau

    Tarbes, 65000, France