Scientists dig into past breast sarcoma cases to find better ways to treat this rare cancer
NCT ID NCT04749446
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study reviews medical records of 300 people diagnosed with breast sarcoma between 2000 and 2020. Researchers will analyze symptoms, treatments, and outcomes to identify patterns that could guide future care. Because it is a retrospective study, it does not test a new treatment but aims to gather knowledge.
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 study could help doctors better understand breast sarcoma and suggest more effective treatment approaches.
- What could go wrong
- This is a retrospective study that only looks at past data, so it cannot prove that any treatment works. The results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients affected by breast sarcma referred to participating Institutions between January 2000 and June 2020.
- Ages
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19 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: * \>18 years at diagnosis * primary or secondary breast sarcoma * availability of medical data needed for the study (histopathological data, surgery, chemotherapy, including preceding chemotherapeutic regimens for secondary breast sarcomas, radiation therapy) Exclusion Criteria: * sarcoma metastases to the breast * chest wall sarcomas not arising in the mammary gland * cutaneous sarcomas
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
14 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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A.O Ospedali Riuniti Marche Nord
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAncona, Italy
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ASL Città di Torino (Dipartimento di Oncologia)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTorino, 10153, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera S. Orsola-Malpighi
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBologna, BO, 40138, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGFlorence, 50100, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Paolo Giaccone
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPalermo, PA, 90127, Italy
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Centro di Riferimento Oncologico - Unit of Medical Oncology
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAviano, Pordenone, 33081, Italy
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Fondazione IRCCS INT Milano
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMilan, 20133, Italy
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Fondazione del Piemonte per l'Oncologia IRCC Candiolo
RECRUITINGCandiolo, Torino, 10060, Italy
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Istituto Clinico Humanitas
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRozzano, MI, 20089, Italy
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Istituto Europeo di Oncologia
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMilan, MI, 20141, Italy
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Istituto Nazionale Tumori Regina Elena - Unit of Medical Oncology I
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRoma, 00144, Italy
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Ospedale Misericordia e Dolce
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPrato, PO, 59100, Italy
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Ospedale Umberto I
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTurin, TO, Italy
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Policlinico Universitario Campus Biomedico
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRoma, RM, 00128, Italy