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A study looking at how the microbiome affects breast cancer treatment (NEO-MICROBE BREAST Study)

Overview

Cancer types:

Breast cancer

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Other

Details

This study is to see if gut bacteria (the microbiome) affects how well chemotherapy works before surgery for breast cancer.

The study is for women:

  • whose breast cancer cells have a lot of HER2 receptors (HER2 positive) or

  • have triple negative breast cancer

Recruitment start: 25 October 2021

Recruitment end: 4 September 2023

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Dr Iain Macpherson

Supported by

Beatson Cancer Charity

Chief Scientist Office (CSO)

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centres (ECMC).

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow – Aileen Lynn Bequest Fund

Last reviewed: 11 Oct 2023

CRUK internal database number: 17862

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