Breast cancer drug adherence under the microscope: will patients stick with treatment?
NCT ID NCT07531693
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This observational study tracks 200 women with high-risk HR+/HER2- early breast cancer to see how many continue taking abemaciclib six months after starting. Researchers will review therapy data from 2023 to 2025. The goal is to understand real-world persistence, not to test a new treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- abemaciclib
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors understand why some patients stop taking abemaciclib early, potentially leading to better support and improved treatment adherence.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only looks back at existing data, so it cannot prove what causes patients to stop therapy or improve outcomes.
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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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Mar 2027
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
Patients will be selected from up to 30 study sites across Germay. Sites will be selected from certified breast cancer centers that have experience providing adjuvant treatment to breast cancer patients.
- 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: * Femal patients age 18 or older at time of informed consent * Confirmed diagnosis of HR+/HER2- early breast cancer (no distant metastasis) * Prescribed abemaciclib therapy according to the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) * Abemaciclib therapy occured between January 1st, 2023 and June 30th, 2025 Exclusion Criteria: * Locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer * Male patients * Patients with contraindication(s) for abemaciclib therapy according to SmPC
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Uniklinikum Erlangen
RECRUITINGErlangen, Bavaria, 91054, Germany
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