Do breast cancer patients stick to their meds? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT06650423
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will follow 319 women with early-stage, hormone-sensitive, HER2-negative breast cancer to see how well they take their prescribed aromatase inhibitors, with or without the added drug abemaciclib. Researchers will measure adherence using pill counts and questionnaires at 3 and 6 months. They also want to understand how quality of life, thinking skills, and attitudes toward medication affect adherence.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- aromatase inhibitors (letrozole, anastrozole, exemestane) with or without abemaciclib
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could reveal why some patients stop taking their breast cancer pills and help doctors improve long-term treatment adherence.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not test whether the drugs work better or worse, only how consistently patients take them.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 319 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- 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
Eligible adult women with early HR+ HER2- breast cancer patients.
- Ages
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18 to 99 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: * Female, * Early HR+/HER-2- BC, * Patient is receiving adjuvant therapy with an aromatase inhibitor (letrozole, anastrozole or exemestane), with or without a CDK4/6 inhibitor abemaciclib, for no more than 18 months, * Treatment of BC is being conducted at OIL, * Patient has mandatory health insurance through Health Insurance Institute of Slovenia, * Patient understands Slovenian language, and * Patient agrees to participate in the study and provides written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Metastatic HR+/HER2-negative breast cancer * Previous treatment for breast cancer with an aromatase inhibitor, with or without a CDK4/6 inhibitor, for early breast cancer prior to the current adjuvant treatment line
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institute of Oncology Ljubljana
RECRUITINGLjubljana, 1000, Slovenia
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