New registry aims to unlock secrets of aggressive breast cancer
NCT ID NCT02302742
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
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About 3,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2011
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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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
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
11 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hays Medical Center Dreiling-Schmidt Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGHays, Kansas, 67601, United States
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KCCC - North
RECRUITINGKansas City, Missouri, 64154, United States
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KCCC Lee's Summit
RECRUITINGLee's Summit, Missouri, 64064, United States
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KCCC Overland Park
RECRUITINGOverland Park, Kansas, 66210, United States
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KCCC South
RECRUITINGKansas City, Missouri, 64131, United States
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KCCC West
RECRUITINGKansas City, Kansas, 66112, United States
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Overland Park Regional Medical Center
RECRUITINGOverland Park, Kansas, 66215, United States
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Research Medical Center
RECRUITINGKansas City, Missouri, 64132, United States
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Salina Regional Health Center - Tammy Walker Cancer Center
RECRUITINGSalina, Kansas, 67401, United States
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The University of Kansas Cancer Center
RECRUITINGWestwood, Kansas, 66205, United States
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Universtiy Health
RECRUITINGKansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States
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