5,000+ breast cancer cases analyzed to improve future treatment
NCT ID NCT07521397
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study combined data from over 5,300 people with early-stage breast cancer who received a specific type of chemotherapy. Researchers wanted to see how long patients lived without the cancer coming back and what side effects they had. The goal is to learn from past treatments to help doctors make better decisions for future patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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5,358 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 1996
- Finished
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Jul 2022
- 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 includes 5,378 patients with early-stage, surgically resected breast cancer of high or intermediate risk who participated in seven observational studies (three phase III trials and four observational studies) conducted by the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group (HeCOG). All patients received adjuvant dose-dense sequential chemotherapy (ddsc), and individual patient-level data were available for demographic, pathological, treatment, and outcome variables.
- 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: * Patients with early-stage, surgically resected breast cancer (high or intermediate risk), randomized to receive adjuvant or neoadjuvant dose-dense sequential chemotherapy. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with metastatic or locally advanced breast cancer at initial diagnosis. Patients who did not receive dose-dense sequential chemotherapy.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Study site
Athens, 11526, Greece
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