10-Year study tracks young breast cancer patients to uncover hidden patterns

NCT ID NCT01468246

Ongoing Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study follows over 1,300 women aged 40 or younger who were recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Researchers collect surveys, blood samples, and tumor tissue to learn about the disease, treatment side effects, and emotional challenges like fertility and menopause. The goal is to better understand what young women with breast cancer go through and find ways to improve their care.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

breast cancer breast neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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

BREAST CANCER

Contacts and locations

Locations

Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
Cape Cod Hospital

Hyannis, Massachusetts, 02601, United States
DF/BWCC at Milford Regional Medical Center

Milford, Massachusetts, 01757, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
Dana-Farber/New Hampshire Oncology-Hematology

Londonderry, New Hampshire, 03053, United States
Lowell General Hospital

Lowell, Massachusetts, 01854, United States
MGH/North Shore Cancer Center

Danvers, Massachusetts, 01923, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
Newton-Wellesley Hospital

Newton, Massachusetts, 02462, United States
South Shore Hospital

South Weymouth, Massachusetts, 02190, United States
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Toronto, Ontario, 3M5, Canada
University of Colorado Cancer Center

Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

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