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Functional Precision Oncology for HER2 Negative or Non-amplified Metastatic or Recurrent, Unresectable Breast Cancer, FORESEE study

Trial Status: closed to accrual

This clinical trial investigates if precision oncology may help guide treatment for patients with HER2 negative or non-amplified breast cancer that has spread to other places in the body (metastatic) or has come back (recurrent) and cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable). Precision oncology uses genetic information from a person’s tumor to help guide the choice of treatment. By looking at the genetic makeup of the cancer, researchers hope to give the right drug to achieve the best response from the treatment (targeted treatment). However, looking at the DNA of the cancer alone does not capture the complex biology of breast cancer and many factors may affect the growth of a cancer. Organoids are generated from a patient's breast cancer biopsy sample, and are small, live versions of a patient's cancer. Organoids retain many of the characteristics of the cancer where they came from, including its genetic composition, which makes it easier to evaluate how effective various drugs may be in treating breast cancer. Gathering biopsy samples and exposing them to multiple cancer drugs to see how well they do or do not work may help doctors in choosing a specific treatment plan that is best suited for patients with breast cancer.