Blood test could revolutionize breast cancer treatment decisions
NCT ID NCT05662345
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tracks 65 people with metastatic breast cancer to see if a blood test that finds cancer cells (called circulating tumor cells) helps doctors choose the right treatment and check if it's working. Participants give blood samples and doctors answer surveys about how useful the test is. The goal is to learn whether this test improves care, not to test a new drug.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 65 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Advanced/metastatic breast cancer of following subtypes/lines of systemic therapy in metastatic setting: * Estrogen Receptor (ER)+/Human Epidermal growth factor Receptor 2 (HER2) - patients prior to starting 2nd line or later therapy * Triple Negative (TN) patients prior to starting any line of systemic therapy
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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. Invasive breast cancer with radiographic and/or clinical evidence of advanced metastatic or unresectable disease 2. ER+/HER2- patients prior to starting 2nd line therapy or beyond OR ER/Progesterone Receptor (PR)/HER2-negative (Triple Negative) patients prior to starting any line of therapy 3. Measurable and/or non-measurable disease is allowed 4. Male or female breast cancer is allowed 5. Age \> 18 years 6. Willingness to provide mandatory blood specimens 7. Willing to return to enrolling institution for follow up imaging at least once Exclusion Criteria: 1. Life expectancy of ≤ 6 months 2. Inability to provide blood samples based on the judgment of the treating provider
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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MCHS Eau Claire
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 54703, United States
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Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Mayo Clinic Health System Albert Lea
Albert Lea, Minnesota, 56007, United States
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Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato
Mankato, Minnesota, 56001, United States
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