Big data study aims to speed up breast cancer treatment insights
NCT ID NCT03676257
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study looked at records from over 20,000 women with metastatic breast cancer in France. Researchers wanted to see if earlier measures of treatment success, like progression-free survival, could reliably predict overall survival. By comparing real-world data to clinical trial results, they hope to find faster ways to evaluate new treatments.
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 research could help doctors use real-world data to predict treatment benefits earlier, potentially speeding up access to effective therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study using existing records, not a controlled trial. The findings may not apply to all patients or treatments, and real-world data can be incomplete or biased.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
-
20,033 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
-
Jan 2008
- Finished
-
Dec 2023
- Lead sponsor
-
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
Data source : We extracted data from the ESME mBC database (NCT03275311) which gathers deidentified data from consecutive patients managed in 18 French Comprehensive Cancer Centers. Adult women diagnosed with mBC between 2008 and 2017 were included. The Epidemio-Strategy and Medical Economic (ESME) Research Program is a French academic initiative supporting the centralization of structured and non- structured data documented in the electronic health records (EHR) (clinical notes, pathology reports and radiology reports) of patients treated for malignant conditions in a unique secured web-based data platform available for researchers. The ESME mBC data platform is an EHR-derived database that gathers exhaustive data on consecutive patients who initiated a L1 treatment for mBC between 01 January 2008 and 31 December 2017 in one of 18 French Comprehensive Cancer Centers.
- Ages
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
ELIGIBILITY * female patients older than 18 years * diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer (de novo disease or first metastatic recurrence) between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2017 * received a fist-line systemic treatment such as chemotherapy, endocrine therapy or targeted therapy, whatever the sequence (monotherapy or combination of therapies using distinct mechanisms of actions, i.e., polytherapy).
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Metastatic breast cancer are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
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
-
Insitut Bergonié
Bordeaux, 33076, France
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can an oral drug replace injections for advanced breast cancer?
- Can a Three-Drug combo crack Triple-Negative breast cancer?
- Can a blood test reveal when breast cancer treatment stops working?
- New antibody aims to preserve immune checkpoint while fighting cancer
- Zapping a few growing tumors may keep breast cancer drugs working longer
- Can a Two-Drug combo outsmart resistant breast and ovarian cancers?