Blood test could personalize breast cancer care by age
NCT ID NCT06718010
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how blood components differ between younger and older women with a common type of breast cancer (HR+HER2-). Researchers will collect blood and tumor samples before and during treatment to find age-related markers that might predict how well the therapy works. The goal is to better understand why treatment outcomes vary with age.
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 study could help doctors personalize breast cancer treatment based on a patient's age and blood markers.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may find no clear links, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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
The study population consists of early-stage luminal breast cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant therapy.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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. Signed informed consent according to local regulations; 2. Age ≥ 18 years; 3. Female; 4. Histologically/cytologically confirmed breast cancer; 5. Determined by immunohistochemistry to be ER+ or PR+ (with at least 1% of cells expressing estrogen receptors) and HER2-. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Presence of distant metastasis; 2. History of other malignancies. Patients with basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, cervical carcinoma in situ, or other cancers who have been disease-free for more than 5 years after appropriate treatment may be included; 3. Participation in another clinical trial within 30 days prior to starting neoadjuvant treatment for breast cancer, and receiving investigational drugs or any concomitant treatment including investigational drugs; 4. Immunodeficiency or HIV infection; 5. Severe heart, lung, liver, or kidney dysfunction; 6. Uncontrolled infections or active infections; 7. Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center Shanghai, China, 200032
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200032, China
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