RecruitingNCT06681064

Breast Cancer Evolution During Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy


Sponsor

Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Enrollment

500 participants

Start Date

May 29, 2024

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Summary

BELIEVE is a translational research study that aims to collect samples of breast cancer tissue and blood from individuals undergoing breast cancer treatment (such as chemotherapy, targeted therapy and immunotherapy) before surgery. In certain cases, MRI scans and stool samples will also be obtained before and during treatment. The samples collected from this study will be used for molecular and genetic research to understand why some cancers respond very well to anticancer treatments, and some do not, develop novel ways of accurately measuring response during treatment, as well as identify which patients are at a higher risk of the cancer coming back after surgery.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study collects tumor and blood samples at multiple time points during pre-surgery (neoadjuvant) chemotherapy for breast cancer, to track how the cancer changes in response to treatment and improve future therapies. **You may be eligible if...** - You have been confirmed to have invasive breast cancer that has not spread to other organs - You are about to start neoadjuvant (pre-surgery) chemotherapy, targeted therapy, or immunotherapy — but have not started yet - If HER2-negative, you are suitable for taxane chemotherapy; if HER2-positive, you are suitable for anti-HER2 therapy - You are 18 or older **You may NOT be eligible if...** - Your breast cancer has already spread to other parts of the body at the time of diagnosis - You are receiving only hormonal (endocrine) therapy before surgery - You have psychological or social conditions that would prevent you from completing the study Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

This summary was AI-generated to explain the trial in plain language. It is not medical advice. Always discuss eligibility with your doctor before enrolling in a clinical trial.

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Locations(1)

Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

London, United Kingdom

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