For patients with breast cancer, it's important to find any remaining cancer cells after they've had their main treatment. Even a few cells, called minimal residual disease (MRD), can lead to the cancer coming back later. A way to find these cells is by looking for tiny bits of cancer DNA that are shed into the blood. This is called circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA). A simple blood test, often called a liquid biopsy, can detect this ctDNA. This research aims to see if finding this cancer DNA in the blood can help predict if a patient's cancer will return. It also may help find out if the treatment is working. Ultimately, the results of this research may help doctors better manage breast cancer and develop new and improved tests and treatments.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
900
There are no interventions in this observational study.
Birmingham Hematology Associates
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
RECRUITINGPIH Health Whittier Hospital
Whittier, California, United States
RECRUITINGCleveland Clinic Florida
Weston, Florida, United States
RECRUITINGSouthern Illinois Hospital Services
Carbondale, Illinois, United States
RECRUITINGCancer Care Specialist of Illinois
O'Fallon, Illinois, United States
RECRUITINGGoshen Center for Cancer Care
Goshen, Indiana, United States
RECRUITINGTrinity Health
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
RECRUITINGOncology Hematology Associates
Springfield, Missouri, United States
RECRUITINGCancer Care Specialist of Reno
Reno, Nevada, United States
RECRUITINGSummit Medical Group
Florham Park, New Jersey, United States
RECRUITING...and 4 more locations
Invasive Disease-Free Survival (iDFS) stratified by MRD status during neoadjuvant, post-surgery landmark, post definitive treatment (surveillance), and long-term follow-up
Time frame: 5 years
Distant disease free survival rates stratified by MRD status during neoadjuvant treatment
Time frame: 5 years
Overall Survival rates stratified by MRD status during neoadjuvant treatment, post-surgery landmark, post definitive treatment (surveillance), and long-term follow-up
Time frame: 5 years
Pathologic Complete Response (pCR) or Residual Cancer Burden (RCB) rate stratified by MRD status at post-surgery landmark
Time frame: 5 years
Time from First Positive MRD Sample to Recurrence
Time frame: 5 years
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