Evaluating Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) Through Longitudinal Circulating Tumor DNA (ctDNA) Profiling in Breast Malignancies
Start Date
10/27/2025
Completion Date
12/1/2033
Summary
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.
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 18 years to 99 years
Interventions
There are no interventions in this observational study.
Conditions
Locations
Birmingham Hematology Associates
Birmingham, Alabama 35223
United States
PIH Health Whittier Hospital
Whittier, California 90602
United States
Cleveland Clinic Florida
Weston, Florida 33331
United States
Southern Illinois Hospital Services
Carbondale, Illinois 62902
United States
Cancer Care Specialist of Illinois
O'Fallon, Illinois 62269
United States
Goshen Center for Cancer Care
Goshen, Indiana 46526
United States
Trinity Health
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106
United States
Oncology Hematology Associates
Springfield, Missouri 65807
United States
Cancer Care Specialist of Reno
Reno, Nevada 89511
United States
Summit Medical Group
Florham Park, New Jersey 07932
United States
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio 45219
United States
Nashville General
Nashville, Tennessee 37208
United States
Cancer Care Northwest
Spokane Valley, Washington 99216
United States
Gunderson Health
La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601
United States