Personalized chemo: could tumor DNA hold the key to better breast cancer treatment?
NCT ID NCT01180335
First seen Aug 17, 2026 · Last updated Aug 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial is testing whether choosing chemotherapy based on the genetic profile of a patient's breast tumor can improve treatment response compared to standard chemotherapy. Women with HER2-negative breast cancer that is not eligible for conservative surgery will be randomly assigned to receive either standard chemo or a regimen selected based on specific gene activity in their tumor. The goal is to see if the genomic-driven approach leads to a higher rate of complete response before surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Genomic-driven chemotherapy (paclitaxel, FEC, docetaxel, capecitabine) chosen based on tumor gene activity
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that tailoring chemotherapy to a patient's tumor genetics improves treatment response and outcomes for breast cancer.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is still in progress, and results are not yet known. The genetic approach may not prove better than standard chemo, and side effects from the drugs remain a risk.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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303 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Jan 2009
- Finished
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Dec 2011
- 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: * Invasive breast cancer not eligible for conservative surgery * Her2 negative * Amount of tumor cells \>30% on HES slides * RIN\>6 and amount of RNA\>1 ug * No metastases * Subject, age \> 18 years and \<65 years old * Signed written informed consent * PS 0-1 * No previous treatment for breast cancer * Adequate organ function * FEVG \>50% Exclusion Criteria: * In situ carcinoma * Multifocal cancers * Her2+ * Presence of metastasis * Genomic testing not feasible because of tumor cells \<30%, RIN\<6, insufficient amount of RNA * Organ dysfunction that contraindicates chemotherapy
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institut Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, 94800, France
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