Blood test could reveal hidden treatment option for breast cancer

NCT ID NCT01975142

Summary

This study tested whether a blood test could identify metastatic breast cancer patients who might benefit from a targeted drug, even when their original tumor test suggested they wouldn't. Researchers screened 155 patients with HER2-negative breast cancer using a blood test that looks for cancer cells with a specific marker (HER2). Patients whose blood showed these special cancer cells received the drug T-DM1 to see if it helped control their cancer.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centre Catherine de Sienne

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54519, France

  • Centre Oscar Lambret

    Lille, 59020, France

  • Centre Val d'Aurelle - P. Lamarque

    Montpellier, 34298, France

  • Chu Saint-Louis

    Paris, 75475, France

  • Chu de Limoges

    Limoges, 87042, France

  • Clinique Victor Hugo

    Le Mans, 72000, France

  • Institut Curie

    Paris, 75005, France

  • Institut Curie - Hôpital René HUGENIN

    Saint-Cloud, SAINT-CLOUD, France

  • Institut de Cancérologie HARTMANN

    Levallois-Perret, 92309, France

  • Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54519, France

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