New registry aims to unlock secrets of aggressive breast cancer

NCT ID NCT02302742

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 19, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This registry tracks up to 1,500 people with triple negative breast cancer or inherited genetic mutations (like BRCA). Researchers will study how often these mutations occur, how patients respond to chemotherapy, and long-term survival. The goal is to better understand the disease and improve future treatment strategies.

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 registry could reveal which genetic mutations affect treatment response and survival, guiding more personalized therapies for triple negative breast cancer.
What could go wrong
This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial. It collects data but does not test a new drug or intervention, so direct patient benefits are uncertain.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 3,000 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Mar 2011

Expected to finish

Dec 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Academic Center \& Community Clinics

Ages

Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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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 include: Triple Negative Breast Cancer * ER/PR \<10% and HER negative per current ASCO/CAP guidelines * Stages I-IV * Any age at diagnosis * Patient must be within 5 years of diagnosis * Eligible regardless of genetic testing status * Genetic testing recommended for patients meeting NCCN and Medicare guidelines AND/OR Germline mutation Carriers * Patients with deleterious or uncertain mutations in HBOC genes (BRCA, PTEN, P53, -PALB2 etc) are eligible regardless of type/site of cancer * Healthy patients harboring mutations also eligible * There is no time limit from the time of diagnosis of cancer and enrollment. * Eligible regardless of personal history of cancer Exclusion Criteria include: Triple Negative Breast Cancer -Patient is not within five years of diagnosis Germline mutation Carriers: -Patient only carries a HBOC mutation that is classified as "polymorphism" of "favor polymorphism"

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

As listed by the trial registrant

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How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    11 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Hays Medical Center Dreiling-Schmidt Cancer Institute

    RECRUITING

    Hays, Kansas, 67601, United States

  • KCCC - North

    RECRUITING

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64154, United States

  • KCCC Lee's Summit

    RECRUITING

    Lee's Summit, Missouri, 64064, United States

  • KCCC Overland Park

    RECRUITING

    Overland Park, Kansas, 66210, United States

  • KCCC South

    RECRUITING

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64131, United States

  • KCCC West

    RECRUITING

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66112, United States

  • Overland Park Regional Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Overland Park, Kansas, 66215, United States

  • Research Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64132, United States

  • Salina Regional Health Center - Tammy Walker Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    Salina, Kansas, 67401, United States

  • The University of Kansas Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    Westwood, Kansas, 66205, United States

  • Universtiy Health

    RECRUITING

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States

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