New study aims to predict who will respond to breast cancer therapy
NCT ID NCT07597642
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at tumor samples from 55 women with early-stage breast cancer to find early signs of whether chemo-immunotherapy is working. By analyzing individual cells before, during, and after treatment, researchers hope to identify markers that predict response or resistance. The goal is to help doctors tailor treatments more effectively in the future.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 55 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Female patients aged ≥18 years. 2. ECOG performance status 0-1. 3. Histologically confirmed early breast cancer with one of the following molecular profiles: * TNBC: ER and PR negative (IHC \<10%) and HER2 negative (IHC 0-1+ or FISH non-amplified). * High-risk luminal (ER+/HER2-): ER positive (IHC ≥10%) HER2 negative (IHC 0-1+ or FISH non-amplified), with high-risk features (e.g., Grade 3, PR-negative, high proliferation, high TILS). 4. Clinical indication for neoadjuvant treatment according to standard practice: * TNBC: cT1c and/or cN positive, or cT2 (\>2 cm) and/or cN positive (stage II,III). * High-risk luminal: features as defined above (Grade 3, PR-negative, high proliferation, ER low). 5. Ability to understand and sign written informed consent for participation in the study, approved by the local Ethics Committee. Exclusion Criteria: 1. HER2-positive tumors. 2. Multifocal tumors - exclusion if a single index lesion cannot be identified and sampled; otherwise allowed if a representative lesion can be biopsied. 3. Known metastatic disease. 4 Clinical contraindications to the planned neoadjuvant therapy. 5\. Decision for upfront surgery as determined by the multidisciplinary team. 6. Inability to provide informed consent. 7. Pregnancy or breastfeeding. 8. Prior systemic therapy (chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or endocrine therapy) for the current breast cancer before baseline biopsy 9. On-treatment biopsy clinically not feasible or controindicated
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
Milan, Lombardy, 20132, Italy
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