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Scientists investigate why some breast cancer cells survive chemo

NCT ID NCT02570100

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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

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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

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Phase

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

56 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Apr 2015

Finished

Oct 2020

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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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

  • Centre Oscar Lambret

    Lille, 59020, France

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