Analysis of Surgery in Patients Presenting With Stage IV Breast Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00941759

Last Updated: 2025-07-16

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-07-31

Study Completion Date

2023-07-10

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to study patients presenting with stage IV breast cancer. Stage IV means that the breast cancer has spread to another part of the body outside the breast. This study is important because in different parts of the country some patients are being offered surgical treatment for the breast tumor and some are not. The doctors do not know if surgery for the breast tumor is helpful in patients with stage IV breast cancer. The doctors will collect information about the patient and their treatment to learn more about how patients and doctors make treatment decisions. The doctor will also collect blood samples and tissue samples for laboratory studies to learn more about tumors that have spread to other parts of the body.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Known or suspected Stage IV disease & an intact primary

Pt will be asked to undergo a research core needle biopsy of the primary tumor. If pts are not agreeable to a research biopsy then the original diagnostic biopsy material will be requested. They will also undergo a diagnostic biopsy of a metastatic site, if not already performed, and a blood draw as appropriate for correlative science studies. Additionally, patients will complete a general medical questions form at the time of enrollment.

No interventions assigned to this group

Unsuspected metastatic disease W/I 3 months of primary b

A blood sample will be collected and patients will complete a general medical questions form at the time of enrollment. Paraffin tissue from the prior surgical procedure will be obtained as Tissue sample. Paraffin tissue from the diagnostic biopsy of a metastatic site will also be obtained. In the event that fresh frozen tissue is available for either site this will also be requested.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 18 years or older
* Known or suspected Stage IV breast cancer with intact primary tumor
* Known or suspected Stage IV breast cancer with intact primary tumor, having begun systemic therapy within the past 12 months
* Known or suspected Stage IV breast cancer within 3 months of local breast surgery
* Known or suspected Stage IV breast cancer within 3 months of local breast surgery, having begun systemic therapy within the past 12 months

Exclusion Criteria

* Primary breast cancer diagnosis made by FNA only and no pre-treatment core biopsy planned for diagnostic or research purposes.
* Failure of MSKCC or participating site to confirm Stage IV breast cancer diagnosis by biopsy within 30 days of study enrollment
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Chicago

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Georgetown University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Johns Hopkins University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Alabama at Birmingham

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of California, San Francisco

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of North Carolina

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Duke University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Mayo Clinic

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Michigan

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Monica Morrow, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Locations

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

University of California San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States

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Georgetown University

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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Washington Cancer Institute at Washington

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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The Indiana University Simon Cancer Center

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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John Hopkins Medical Center

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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University of Michigan Health System

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack

Commack, New York, United States

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Memorial Sloan Kettering Rockville Centre

Rockville Centre, New York, United States

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau

Uniondale, New York, United States

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University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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Duke University

Durham, North Carolina, United States

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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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Md Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Related Links

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http://www.mskcc.org

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Other Identifiers

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09-056

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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