Scientists investigate why some breast cancer cells survive chemo
NCT ID NCT02570100
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at how breast cancer stem cells—cells that can resist treatment and cause cancer to return—emerge during chemotherapy. Researchers collected blood and tumor samples from 56 women before, during, and after treatment to analyze genetic changes. The goal was to understand why these stem cells become more common after chemo, which could lead to better therapies in the future.
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 research could point toward new treatments that target cancer stem cells, potentially reducing recurrence and improving outcomes for breast cancer patients.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small, early-stage study that was terminated, so results may be limited. The findings are exploratory and may not lead to immediate treatments.
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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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56 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2015
- Finished
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Oct 2020
- 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: * Women over 18 * With a mammary adenocarcinoma histologically proven * Who cannot benefit from a first-conserving surgery or with aggressiveness criteria on the initial biopsy (triple negative tumor, grade III histoprognostic, high Ki67, HER2 overexpressed) after presentation in multidisciplinary meeting. * Absence of prior chemotherapy. * Requiring a neoadjuvant chemotherapy with anthracyclines and taxanes selected in multidisciplinary meeting. * Informed consent signed by the patient before the implementation of any specific procedure to the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Metastatic disease. The extension work-up is carried out according to the reference system of the participating center. * Other histological type. * Patient refusing the conservation of samples. * Patient included in a clinical trial protocol with an experimental molecule (during this study).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Oscar Lambret
Lille, 59020, France
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