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Breast Cancer Organelle Properties and Protein Expression Atlas in the Three Immunohistochemical Subtypes of Breast Cancers
This trial is a translational, open-label, monocentric and prospective cohort study of participants with breast cancer aiming to create a combined ESPRESSO (= organelle properties) phenotype and spatial proteomics data collection encompassing four cohorts:
* TN eBC = cohort A,
* HER2+ eBC = cohort B,
* Luminal eBC = cohort C,
* dnMBC = cohort D. In total 1050 participants will be enrolled in the study. Laboratory analysis (including ESPRESSO technique) will be conducted on the biological specimen collected during…
ClinicalTrials.gov IDNCT07233928
PhaseNA
Enrollment1050
SponsorInstitut Claudius Regaud
Age18 Years
SexALL
Conditions studied
Early Breast Cancer, Metastatic Breast Cancer
About this study
This trial is a translational, open-label, monocentric and prospective cohort study of participants with breast cancer aiming to create a combined ESPRESSO (= organelle properties) phenotype and spatial proteomics data collection encompassing four cohorts:
* TN eBC = cohort A,
* HER2+ eBC = cohort B,
* Luminal eBC = cohort C,
* dnMBC = cohort D. In total 1050 participants will be enrolled in the study. Laboratory analysis (including ESPRESSO technique) will be conducted on the biological specimen collected during this study.
The primary objective is to describe the amount of fatty acids accumulated in lipid droplets, within the four cohorts. As a secondary objective, the analysis will expand to other organelles like lysosomal acidity and nuclear organization.
The study is due to last 9 years (4 years of recruitment and 5 years of study participation)
Interventions
- Other: Tumor biopsy — As fresh tumor material is required for laboratory analysis purposes (ESPRESSO technique), tumor biopsies will be performed specifically for this study.
Primary outcomes
- The amount of fatty acids accumulated in lipid droplets, quantified by the total intensity of a lipid-droplet specific fluorescent dye in the four cohorts (5 years for each participant)
Eligibility information
* Inclusion Criteria:
1. Patient (women or men) with histologically documented breast cancer
2. Early Breast Cancer (eBC) or de novo metastatic BC (dnMBC), regardless the immunohistochemical subtype: Triple Negative BC (ER-negative \[\<10%\], PR-negative \[\<10%\] and HER2-negative \[i.e. null, ultra-low or low\] BC); HER2-positive BC: HER2 overexpression score 3+ or ERBB2 amplification whatever ER/PR expression and proliferation level; Luminal A-like BC: low to moderately proliferative (Ki67\<20%) ER-positive (≥ 10%) PR-positive (≥ 20%) BC and low proliferative (Ki67\< 14%) ER-positive PR-negative (\< 20%) BC; Luminal B-like BC: highly proliferative (Ki67≥ 20%) ER-positive, PR-positive BC or moderately proliferative (14% ≤ Ki67\< 20%) ER-positive PR-negative (\<20%) BC
3. Age ≥ 18 years at the time of study entry
4. Patient followed within a standard of care procedure or clinical trial
5. ECOG performance status ≤ 2
6. Breast cancer treatment not yet started
7. Patient able to participate and willing to give informed consent prior performance of any study-related procedures and to comply with the study protocol
8. Patient affiliated to a Social Health Insurance in France.
* Exclusion Criteria:
1. Known history of positive test for Hepatitis B virus or Hepatitis C virus or Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or Hanta virus.
2. Abnormal coagulation contraindicating biopsy
3. Previous or on going treatment for the breast cancer
4. Bone metastases when this is the only site of biopsiable disease for dnMBC patients
5. Any condition contraindicated with blood sampling procedures required by the protocol (including Hemoglobin \< 8g/dl)
6. Patients with known additional malignancy that is progressing or requires active treatment. Exceptions include basal cell carcinoma of the skin or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that has undergone potentially curative therapy or in situ cervical cancer
7. Patient pregnant, or breast-feeding
8. Any psychological, familial, geographic or social situation, according to the judgment of investigator, potentially preventing the provision of informed consent or compliance to study procedure.
9. Patient who has forfeited his/her freedom by administrative or legal award or who is under guardianship.
Study locations
- Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse - Oncopole, Toulouse, 31059 France
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.