Biopsy study aims to track breast cancer evolution
NCT ID NCT07084571
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether it is possible to take multiple tissue samples (biopsies) from different tumor sites in people with metastatic breast cancer at different times during treatment. The goal is to learn how cancers change and become resistant to therapy. About 200 adults with advanced breast cancer will participate, and researchers will also collect blood samples for genetic analysis.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2040
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
Metastatic breast cancer or locally advanced, inoperable breast cancer patients.
- Ages
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18 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: 1. Histologically confirmed locally advanced, inoperable breast cancer or metastatic breast cancer OR radiological evidence of metastatic disease with a high index of suspicion that this is a recurrence of a previously diagnosed breast cancer. 2. Be aged 18 years and over. 3. Have given written informed consent to participate. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Metastatic disease limited to bones, without a soft tissue component. 2. Any bleeding disorders or anticoagulation that cannot be corrected and that would render the risk of biopsy unacceptable. 3. If the consultant physician involved in the care of the patient assesses and decides the risk of the biopsy procedures is significant, defined as greater than 1% risk of significant complication. 4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 3 and higher. 5. Known chronic infectious disease (Hepatitis B and C, HIV) that may impact patient safety. 6. Presence of any psychological, familial or sociological condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGLondon, SW3 6JJ, United Kingdom
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