New study aims to decode BRCA breast cancer biology for smarter treatment
NCT ID NCT07617025
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This observational study will analyze tumor tissue from 100 people with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations and HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer. Researchers want to see if different molecular subtypes are linked to how well patients respond to hormone therapy or CDK4/6 inhibitors. No extra tests or procedures are needed beyond standard care.
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 better predict which BRCA-related breast cancers may respond to specific treatments like CDK4/6 inhibitors.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not directly test new therapies, and findings may not change care immediately.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 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.
Who is studied
Each enrolling center will be responsible for identifying patients eligible for the study. Information will be collected for each patient regarding: * Patient and treatment characteristics: age, date of diagnosis, and data relating to any treatments received. * Biological characteristics of the primary disease: histotype, grade, hormone receptor and HER2 expression, and cytoproliferative activity. The data collected reflect those normally collected in clinical practice for patients diagnosed with breast cancer. No additional specific visits or assessments are required.
- 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: * Age 18 years or older * Patients carrying a pathogenic or likely pathogenic germline variant in BRCA1 or BRCA2 with a histologically confirmed diagnosis of HR+/HER2-negative breast cancer * Patients with available hospital and/or outpatient medical records for clinical data collection * Presence of available formally fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) breast tumor tissue (primary or metastatic site) Exclusion Criteria: * None
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
6 sites. 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
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena
RECRUITINGModena, 41124, Italy
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Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Milano
RECRUITINGMilan, 20133, Italy
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli di Roma
RECRUITINGRoma, 00168, Italy
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Istituto Oncologico Europeo di Milano
RECRUITINGMilan, 20141, Italy
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Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS Padova
RECRUITINGPadova, 35128, Italy
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Ospedale San Martino di Genova
RECRUITINGGenova, 16132, Italy
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