Determinants of Acquired Endocrine Resistance in Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Pilot Study
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Type
- Observational
- Design
- Observational Model: CohortTime Perspective: Prospective
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
Endocrine therapies have been associated with an overall survival benefit in breast cancer and are the preferred initial treatment approach in patients with ER+, HER2- metastatic breast cancer. Unfortunately, resistance to endocrine therapies eventually develops in the metastatic setting and metasta...
Endocrine therapies have been associated with an overall survival benefit in breast cancer and are the preferred initial treatment approach in patients with ER+, HER2- metastatic breast cancer. Unfortunately, resistance to endocrine therapies eventually develops in the metastatic setting and metastatic breast cancer remains an incurable disease. Endocrine resistance may develop as a result of alterations in estrogen signaling and metabolism pathways, which may be modulated by gut bacteria. In addition, genomic profiling of archival tissues and circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in ER+ breast cancer has identified multiple somatic molecular alterations that may mediate response to endocrine therapies. This study is designed to identify markers of endocrine resistance in ctDNA and the gut microbiome in patients with ER+ HER2- metastatic breast cancer.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04579484
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Rossanna C. Pezo, MD/PhD Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre