Scientists track breast Cancer's genetic evolution in recurrence study
NCT ID NCT02530008
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 600 women whose breast cancer has returned to learn how the cancer changes over time. Participants provide tumor samples and blood, and optionally bone marrow, at multiple points. The goal is to identify genetic markers of cancer progression, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2013
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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
women with recurrent breast cancer
- 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: * Histologically-confirmed breast cancer - based upon pathology report of the primary or metastatic diagnosis * Recurrent breast cancer (local, regional, or distant disease) - as determined by either clinical,radiological, or pathological evaluation * Willing to undergo or provide tissue from a recent biopsy of recurrent tumor for both clinical and research testing * Willing to undergo blood specimen collection * Age 18 or over and are able to give informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Non-metastatic breast cancer (stage I, II or III) * Anticoagulation that cannot be interrupted for the purpose of study evaluation (patients must have normal INR and PTT at the time of study biopsy)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602, United States