Pilot Study of Bone Biopsy and Aspirate in Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer

Status

Terminated

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01975597

Enrollment

Registered

2013-11-04

Start date

2013-08-31

Completion date

2014-11-19

Last updated

2023-09-01

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Conditions

Metastatic Breast Cancer

Brief summary

This is a feasibility study to demonstrate the team's ability to collect bone marrow aspirates and biopsies for research purposes from women with metastatic breast cancer.

Interventions

PROCEDUREBone marrow aspirates and biopsy

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

21 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with metastatic breast cancer (any site) age 21 or older * Patients willing and able to provide informed consent & perform study procedures * Patients may enroll with recently (with 2 months) progressive tumor burden * Performance status of 0,1 or 2

Exclusion criteria

* Patients unable or unwilling to provide informed consent and or perform study procedures * Patients with active, uncontrolled coagulopathy * Patients on treatment dose anticoagulation or an International Normalised Ratio of 2 or greater if on warfarin * Patients who are known to be pregnant are not eligible to participate in this study during the time of the pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Number of patient that agree to undergo 2 biopsy's strictly for research purposes.	At 3 months

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026