Can tumor diversity predict chemotherapy success in Triple-Negative breast cancer?
NCT ID NCT03077776
First seen Aug 03, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is looking at how triple-negative breast cancer evolves during chemotherapy. Researchers will take biopsies from the tumor before, during, and after treatment to see if the diversity of cancer cells affects how well the tumor responds. The goal is to understand why some tumors disappear completely with chemotherapy while others do not, which could help tailor treatment in the future.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Biopsy procedure
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors predict which patients with triple-negative breast cancer will respond to chemotherapy, potentially guiding more personalized treatment plans.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it won't directly test a new treatment. The findings may not lead to immediate changes in care, and biopsies carry small risks like bleeding or infection.
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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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149 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2017
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: 1. Age 18-years or older 2. Patients with histological confirmation of invasive breast cancer with known receptor status suitable for neoadjuvant chemotherapy as assessed by the local investigator 3. Estrogen receptor (ER)- and progesterone receptor (PR)-negative as defined by ≤1% of positive staining on immunohistochemistry 4. Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative as defined by American Society of Clinical Oncology / College of American Pathologists guidelines 5. T1c-4 tumours (including inflammatory cancers), with any nodal status non candidate for conservative surgery upfront. Bilateral or multifocal cancer is permitted provided that all sites are HER2-negative and at least one site is ER- and PR-negative. 6. Provision of signed and dated, written informed consent prior to any study specific procedures, sampling and analyses 7. Patient with social insurance coverage Exclusion Criteria: 1. Confirmed metastatic disease at initial presentation 2. Any contraindication to the biopsy procedure 3. Previous or current malignancies of other origin within the last 5 years, with the exception of in situ carcinoma of the cervix, and adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin 4. Any condition which in the Investigator's opinion makes it undesirable for the subject to participate in the trial or which would jeopardize compliance with the protocol 5. Individuals deprived of liberty or placed under the authority of a tutor
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Eugène Marquis
Rennes, France
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Centre George François Leclerc
Dijon, France
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Centre Jean Perrin
Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Centre Leon Bérard
Lyon, France
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Centre Paul Strauss
Strasbourg, France
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Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, France
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Hopitaux universitaire de strasbourg - Hopital civil
Strasbourg, France
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Institut Paoli Calmettes
Marseille, France
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Institut de Cancerologie de l'Ouest
Nantes, France
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Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France