Scientists map fat and organelles in breast cancer cells to unlock subtype secrets

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

* Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patient (women or men) with histologically documented breast cancer 2. Early Breast Cancer (eBC) or de novo metastatic BC (dnMBC), regardless the immunohistochemical subtype: Triple Negative BC (ER-negative \[\<10%\], PR-negative \[\<10%\] and HER2-negative \[i.e. null, ultra-low or low\] BC); HER2-positive BC: HER2 overexpression score 3+ or ERBB2 amplification whatever ER/PR expression and proliferation level; Luminal A-like BC: low to moderately proliferative (Ki67\<20%) ER-positive (≥ 10%) PR-positive (≥ 20%) BC and low proliferative (Ki67\< 14%) ER-positive PR-negative (\< 20%) BC; Luminal B-like BC: highly proliferative (Ki67≥ 20%) ER-positive, PR-positive BC or moderately proliferative (14% ≤ Ki67\< 20%) ER-positive PR-negative (\<20%) BC 3. Age ≥ 18 years at the time of study entry 4. Patient followed within a standard of care procedure or clinical trial 5. ECOG performance status ≤ 2 6. Breast cancer treatment not yet started 7. Patient able to participate and willing to give informed consent prior performance of any study-related procedures and to comply with the study protocol 8. Patient affiliated to a Social Health Insurance in France. * Exclusion Criteria: 1. Known history of positive test for Hepatitis B virus or Hepatitis C virus or Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or Hanta virus. 2. Abnormal coagulation contraindicating biopsy 3. Previous or on going treatment for the breast cancer 4. Bone metastases when this is the only site of biopsiable disease for dnMBC patients 5. Any condition contraindicated with blood sampling procedures required by the protocol (including Hemoglobin \< 8g/dl) 6. Patients with known additional malignancy that is progressing or requires active treatment. Exceptions include basal cell carcinoma of the skin or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that has undergone potentially curative therapy or in situ cervical cancer 7. Patient pregnant, or breast-feeding 8. Any psychological, familial, geographic or social situation, according to the judgment of investigator, potentially preventing the provision of informed consent or compliance to study procedure. 9. Patient who has forfeited his/her freedom by administrative or legal award or who is under guardianship.