breast carcinoma
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Breast cancer patients with distant metastases who preferably are planned to receive systemic treatment (e.g. cisplatin, carboplatin, anthracyclins and alkylating agents), alone or in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents. • The site of the tumor should be amendable for biopsy. NB lung metastases (high risk of hematothorax) and bone metastases (not suitable for ex vivo test because calcifications interfere with experimental procedures) are excluded. • Age > 18 years • WHO performance status 0 or 1 • Bilirubin 100 x 10e9/L • INR
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Current therapeutically 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 if used for prophylaxis is allowed. • Any psychological condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The ability of ex vivo assay for RAD51 IRIF formation (as a measure of homologous recombination deficiency (HRD)) in metastatic breast cancer lesions of different sites among advanced breast cancer patients before start of treatment with chemotherapy. The sites of metastatic lesions that will be investigated are: liver, lymph nodes, and subcutaneous lesions. For each localization, biopsies from at least 3 different patients will be collected. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
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| - | — |
Countries
Netherlands