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A trial using a blood test to find certain gene changes and decide treatment for advanced breast cancer (plasmaMATCH)

Overview

Cancer types:

Breast cancer, Secondary cancers

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial looked at different treatment options for women with certain . It was for women who had breast cancer that had:

  • come back (recurrent or locally advanced breast cancer) or

  • spread to another part of the body (secondary or metastatic breast cancer)

The trial was supported by Cancer Research UK. It was open for people to join between 2016 and 2020. The team published results in 2020 and 2023.

Recruitment start: 21 December 2016

Recruitment end: 27 August 2020

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

Professor Nicholas Turner

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

ICR Clinical Trials and Statistics Unit

Stand Up To Cancer

The Institute of Cancer Research

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

AstraZeneca

Puma Biotechnology

Other information

There is more information about this trial on the plasmaMATCH website.

Last reviewed: 8 February 2024

CRUK internal database number: 13382

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