New tests could predict if breast cancer therapy is working
NCT ID NCT06067503
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 26, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This pilot study is looking for better ways to see if endocrine therapy is working in people with a type of breast cancer called metastatic invasive lobular carcinoma. Researchers will use a special PET scan and blood tests to measure changes in estrogen signaling after 4 weeks of treatment. The goal is to find early signs of resistance, so doctors can adjust treatment sooner. Only 8 participants are being enrolled.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 18F-fluorofuranylnorprogesterone (FFNP) and liquid biopsy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a way to quickly tell if endocrine therapy is working, helping doctors switch treatments sooner for patients with metastatic lobular breast cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study with only 8 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It is designed to gather information, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 8 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- 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.
- 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. Willing to provide informed consent 2. Individuals at least 18 years of age 3. Have biopsy-proven ER/PR-positive (defined as ER ≥1 percent and PR ≥1 percent by IHC) and HER2-negative advanced or metastatic LBC starting new standard of care endocrine therapy 4. Adequate organ function as indicated by standard laboratory tests (CBC, liver function tests or CMP) allowing for systemic breast cancer treatment per treating oncologist 5. Patients with evaluable bone-only disease that is lytic or mixed lytic-sclerotic are eligible 6. Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study 7. Disease may be measurable by RECIST 1.1 criteria or non-measurable. Lesion size must be at least 1cm. If only bone lesions present, they should be lytic or mixed lytic-sclerotic. If only liver lesions present, patient is not eligible. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with active brain metastases 2. Patients with liver-only disease are not eligible due to high background liver activity related to the radiopharmaceutical's hepatobiliary route of elimination 3. Unable to lie flat during or tolerate PET/CT 4. Patients with a history of allergic reaction attributable to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to FFNP 5. Presence of liver failure as judged by patient's treating physician 6. Individuals who are pregnant, lactating, or planning on becoming pregnant during the study 7. Not suitable for study participation due to other reasons at the discretion of the investigators 8. Patients with progesterone-receptor negative disease defined as PR \<1 percent by IHC
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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UW Carbone Cancer Center
RECRUITINGMadison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States
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