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Detection of circulating epithelial tumour cells (DETECT)

A comparison of an antibody-based and an RT-PCR-based technique for the detection of circulating epithelial tumour cells: A multicentre, observational study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN59722891
Enrollment
254
Registered
2010-05-04
Start date
2007-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2015-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Metastatic breast cancer Cancer Malignant neoplasm of breast

Interventions

Metastatic breast cancer patients were enrolled in this prospective open non-randomized and non-interventional study. Blood was drawn before the start of a new line of therapy. 1. Blood sampling mand

Sponsors

University of Tuebingen (Germany)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Epithelial invasive carcinoma of the breast with distant metastatic disease (M1) 2. Age = 18 years 3. First diagnosis of metastatic disease or disease progression (before start of new treatment regimen) 4. Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Secondary primary malignancy (except in situ carcinoma of the cervix or adequately treated basal cell carcinoma of the skin)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Rate of HER2 positive CTCs with each method

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Concordance between the two methods in (HER2 positive) CTC detection

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 28, 2026