Blood tests could personalize breast cancer radiation
NCT ID NCT04308720
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how radiation therapy for breast cancer affects tumor DNA and immune cells in the blood. Researchers will track these markers in 217 patients to see if they can predict treatment response. The goal is to use this information to customize radiation plans 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 could help doctors tailor radiation therapy for breast cancer patients based on blood markers.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not testing a new treatment. Results may not lead to immediate changes in care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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217 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2019
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
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 ages 18 and older with high-risk breast cancer with plan for adjuvant radiation therapy including the regional lymph nodes at Mayo Clinic.
- Ages
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18 to 100 years
- 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: * 18 years of age or older * Histologically confirmed primary or recurrent non-metastatic invasive breast cancer with plans for adjuvant post-lumpectomy or post-mastectomy radiation therapy at the Mayo Clinic and indications for regional nodal irradiation. * Or patients undergoing curative intent irradiation for oligometastatic breast cancer (=\< 3 sites of metastases) is permitted * Willingness to provide informed consent and expresses understanding of this protocol and its requirements, risks, and discomforts * Patients with non-metastatic breast cancer must have completed their final breast surgery including re-excision of margins for invasive cancer and ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) or chemotherapy within 90 days prior to registration but no sooner than 21 days prior to the initiation of radiation therapy (RT). * Bilateral breast cancer is permitted * Positive or close margins is allowed Exclusion Criteria: * Other active malignancy =\< 2 years prior to registration (exceptions: non-melanotic skin cancer or carcinoma-in-situ of the cervix) * Pregnancy or lactation * Inability on the part of the patient to understand the informed consent to be compliant with the protocol
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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