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EXActDNA-003 / NSABP B-64: Study of Molecular Residual Disease Detection in Breast Cancer (MRD)
The EXActDNA-003 study will prospectively enroll participants who are planning to undergo chemotherapy for high-risk, early breast cancer, who are willing to provide tissue and blood specimens for circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) analysis. Participants will be followed for up to 5.5 years.
ClinicalTrials.gov IDNCT06401421
PhaseNot Applicable
Enrollment1800
SponsorExact Sciences Corporation
Age18 Years
SexALL
Conditions studied
Breast Cancer
About this study
The EXActDNA-003 study will prospectively enroll participants who are planning to undergo chemotherapy for high-risk, early breast cancer, who are willing to provide tissue and blood specimens for circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) analysis. Participants will be followed for up to 5.5 years.
Interventions
- Diagnostic Test: ctDNA MRD test — Blood and tissue samples will be collected for the ctDNA MRD test
Primary outcomes
- Core biopsy tissue evaluability rate (3 years)
- Distant Recurrence Free Interval (dRFI) (6 years)
Eligibility information
Inclusion Criteria:
1. The participant or a legally authorized representative must provide study-specific informed consent prior to study entry.
2. The participant must be ≥ 18 years of age.
3. ECOG performance status 0 or 1.
4. Histologically confirmed invasive carcinoma of the breast.
5. Planned neoadjuvant therapy which includes cytotoxic chemotherapy.
6. Tumor size ≥ 2.1 cm in greatest diameter.
7. Unifocal or multifocal cancer documented to be the same histologic clinical subtype.
8. Clinically node positive or if node negative, any one of the following:
1. TNBC or HER2+ subtype
2. HR+/HER2-negative with at least one of the following:
i. High tumor grade (G3) ii. Ki67 index of 20% or higher iii. High genomic risk (Oncotype DX® (ODX) Breast Recurrence Score of \> 25, MammaPrint® High, etc.)
9. Willing and able to comply with the study requirements, which includes the collection of a total of 34 cc (2.5 Tablespoons) of blood for each research blood draw.
10. Available residual tissue from diagnostic biopsy from the breast or an involved ipsilateral lymph node for submission to create a bespoke ctDNA assay.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Definitive clinical or radiologic evidence of metastatic disease.
2. Initiated neoadjuvant therapy for current breast cancer diagnosis.
3. Synchronous diagnosis of another invasive cancer, other than this breast cancer, except for non-melanoma skin cancers.
4. Completed all therapy (including endocrine therapy) \<5 years ago for any previous invasive solid organ malignancy (with exception of non-melanoma skin cancers) including prior breast cancer. Individuals with a prior history of noninvasive (in situ) carcinomas may participate if they have received definitive treatment.
5. Completed all therapy for any previous hematologic malignancy \< 5 years ago.
6. Multicentric or contralateral invasive breast cancers.
7. Known pregnancy at time of enrollment.
8. Prior solid organ transplant.
9. Prior allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
Study locations
- Katmai Oncology Group - Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska 99508 United States
- Stanford Cancer Institute, Palo Alto, California 94304 United States
- Harbor-UCLA Medical Center - Hematology / Oncology, Torrance, California 90502 United States
- Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Vallejo, California 94589 United States
- UCHealth Cancer Care - Anschutz Medical Campus - University of Colorado Cancer Center, Aurora, Colorado 80045 United States
- AdventHealth East Altamonte Oncology and Hematology, Altamonte Springs, Florida 32701 United States
- Mount Sinai Medical - Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami Beach, Florida 33140 United States
- Baptist Cancer Care - Plantation, Plantation, Florida 33324 United States
- St. Joseph's Women's Hospital, Tampa, Florida 33607 United States
- Rush Cancer Center, Chicago, Illinois 60607 United States
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Before you participate: Varda Clinical is an independent discovery tool, not the study sponsor or a medical provider. Eligibility can only be determined by the official study team. Discuss potential risks and benefits with a qualified healthcare professional.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov. Record last refreshed by Varda Clinical: 2026-09-27.