Breast cancer
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Age ≥18 years • WHO performance status 0 or 1 • Planned treatment with anthracycline-based NAC (either 3 courses of FEC or 4 courses of AC) • Written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Planned treatment with TAC (taxanes concomitant with anthracyclines) courses • Current therapeutical use of anti-coagulant (coumarin derivates, warfarin, heparin or low molecular weight heparin [LMWH]) whereby a short interruption of drug use is not allowed. LMWH use in a prophylactic dose is allowed. • Any psychological condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary end point is the concordance between the ex vivo anthracycline sensitivity test and the in vivo response to anthracycline-based NAC on MRI. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Explore whether the use of different cut-off values for the ex vivo anthracycline sensitivity assay could even better predict the in vivo anthracycline response. | — |
Contacts
Erasmus MC, Room 471