Could your body shape change how chemo works?
NCT ID NCT05858398
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether body composition (fat and muscle) changes how the chemotherapy drug docetaxel behaves in women with early breast cancer. Researchers will compare drug levels in obese, overweight, and lean patients using blood samples and CT scans. The goal is to see if current dosing based on body surface area needs adjustment for body fat.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- docetaxel
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors personalize docetaxel dosing based on body composition, potentially reducing side effects and improving treatment effectiveness.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase observational study (48 participants) that only measures drug levels, not treatment outcomes. Results may not change clinical practice without larger trials.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 48 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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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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: * Woman older than * Early breast cancer * CT-scan of less than 3 months, including L3 level * Indication of docetaxel at 100 mg/m² as adjuvant CT Exclusion Criteria: * HER2 amplified or triple negative tumors * Pregnant or breastfeeding women * Patients under guardianship or curatorship * Concomitant administration of another cytotoxic drug or targeted therapy * Psychosocial disorder * Administration of another cytotoxic drug or targeted therapy within 20 days prior to blood collection
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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
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Henri Becquerel
RECRUITINGRouen, 76038, France
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