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TerminatedNCT01956552Updated Jan 31, 2024

Changes in Phenotype and Genotype of Breast Cancers During the Metastatic Process and Optimization of Therapeutic Targeting (ESOPE)

An interventional study of biopsy or cytopuncture in Metastatic Breast Cancer, sponsored by Institut Curie. Terminated at 6 sites in France. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-01-31.

Sponsored by Institut Curie · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
130
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Female
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Study summary

The primary objective is to compare the phenotype and genotype of the primary tumor with those of its metastases in order to optimize the treatment of metastatic disease, in patients presenting with first metastatic progression of breast cancer.

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Conditions studied

  • Metastatic Breast Cancer

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Keywords

  • Metastatic breast cancer
  • Tumor biopsy
  • Phenotype and genotype characterization
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In context

Breast Neoplasms

12,543 studies on the registry are indexed under Breast Neoplasms; 2,892 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 130 is above the median of 72 across 9,302 interventional studies indexed under Breast Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Institut Curie is the lead sponsor of 134 studies on the registry; 28 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

To be eligible to participate in the study, patients must fulfill all of the following criteria:

Female patients. Age ≥ 18 years. ECOG performance status ≤ 2. Metastatic breast carcinoma, either at diagnosis or at first metastatic relapse.

Available FFPE +/- frozen primary tumor samples. Evaluable metastatic disease. Metastatic disease outside any previous radiotherapy field (e.g. sub-clavicular or internal mammary lymph nodes).

Metastatic disease accessible to either percutaneous or surgical sampling. Signed written informed consent (approved by an Independent Ethics Committee and obtained prior to any study-specific screening procedure).

Social and psychological welfare in concordance with compliance to the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

To be eligible to participate in the study, patients must fulfill none of the following criteria:

Bilateral or multifocal breast cancer. Isolated local or contralateral relapse.

Solitary bone and/or brain metastatic disease unless :

Metastatic sites eligible for a therapeutic surgery. Metastatic sites sampled for diagnosis purpose. Past or current history of malignant neoplasms, except for curatively treated basal and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. Carcinoma in situ of the cervix. Any coagulopathy contraindicating tumor biopsy. Presence of a contraindication to general anesthesia, if required.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
130 participants (actual)

Interventions

  • Otherbiopsy or cytopuncture
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. To assess the phenotype ant genotype discrepancies regarding hormonal receptor, FISH status and proliferation between the primary tumor and the first metastatic progression.

    Time frame: 2 years

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Study locations

6 sites
  • Centre Oscar Lambret
    Lille, 59020, France
  • Hopital Saint Louis
    Paris, 75004, France
  • Institut Curie
    Paris, 75005, France
  • Institut Curie HOPITAL RENE HUGUENIN
    Saint-cloud, 92210, France
  • INSTITUT DE CANCEROLOGIE DE L'OUEST René Gauducheau
    Saint-Herblain, 44805, France
  • Institut Gustave Roussy
    Villejuif, 94800, France
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References and documents

Publications

  • Callens C, Driouch K, Boulai A, Tariq Z, Comte A, Berger F, Belin L, Bieche I, Servois V, Legoix P, Bernard V, Baulande S, Chemlali W, Bidard FC, Fourchotte V, Salomon AV, Brain E, Lidereau R, Bachelot T, Saghatchian M, Campone M, Giacchetti S, Zafrani BS, Cottu P. Molecular features of untreated breast cancer and initial metastatic event inform clinical decision-making and predict outcome: long-term results of ESOPE, a single-arm prospective multicenter study. Genome Med. 2021 Mar 15;13(1):44. doi: 10.1186/s13073-021-00862-6. PubMed 33722295 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — Sponsor will share de-identified data sets. Documents generated under the project will be disseminated in accordance with Institut Curie policies.

Supporting information: Sap

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 31, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01956552
Lead sponsor
Institut Curie
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 8, 2013
Start date
Nov 2009
Primary completion
Dec 2015
Completion
Feb 2016
Last update
Jan 31, 2024

Study contacts

SIGAL BRIGITTE, MD
principal investigator · Institut Curie

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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