Could removing the primary tumor boost survival in stage IV breast cancer with Bone-Only spread?
NCT ID NCT07687225
First seen Jul 07, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial investigates whether surgically removing the primary breast tumor, followed by standard systemic therapy, improves survival compared to systemic therapy alone in women with stage IV breast cancer that has spread only to a single bone site. The study enrolls women aged 18 to 70 with newly diagnosed or first-line-treated disease. Researchers will track overall survival, cancer progression, quality of life, and treatment side effects over five years.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Primary tumor resection (surgery)
- What this could lead to
- If surgery plus systemic therapy improves survival, it could become a new standard approach for patients with stage IV breast cancer that has spread only to bone.
- What could go wrong
- This is a randomized trial, but the benefit of surgery in stage IV cancer is unproven. Surgery carries risks like infection or complications, and the cancer may still progress despite treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 216 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2036
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.
- Ages
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18 to 70 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 patients aged 18 to 70 years (inclusive); * Histopathologically confirmed (by core needle biopsy) invasive breast cancer; * Diagnosed with de novo Stage IV breast cancer with metastases confirmed to be limited to bone; * Patients may be enrolled either at initial diagnosis or after receiving first-line systemic therapy; * Willing and able to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Disease progression (per RECIST 1.1 criteria) in the primary tumor, regional lymph nodes, or bone metastases after first-line systemic therapy; * Presence of other primary malignancies; * Severe comorbidities that would preclude surgery or safe administration of systemic therapy (e.g., severe cardiopulmonary disease, uncontrolled diabetes, long-term smoking history with poor pulmonary function, immunodeficiency); * Current participation in another clinical trial that would interfere with the outcomes of this study; * Refusal to provide informed consent.
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