An interventional study of DiviTum® TKa assay and Study Care Plans in Breast Cancer and Cancer of the Breast, sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-07-06.
Sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine · Not applicable, Interventional, and Health services research
Historically, serial testing of patients with metastatic breast cancer has included a combination of physical exam, symptom evaluation, laboratory testing, and imaging. Circulating tumor biomarkers are sometimes also incorporated. Frequent testing with numerous diagnostics at each time point is a significant burden to patients and to healthcare systems.
The DiviTum® TKa assay measures TK1 activity. Numerous studies have illustrated the prognostic nature of plasma or serum TK1 activity level in metastatic cancer. The investigators hypothesize that the incorporation of data from DiviTum® TKa measurement into the treatment monitoring schema will be associated with physician desire to change the near-term usage and/or timing of other routine restaging tests, including either standard tumor imaging or tumor marker testing. Given the relatively low rate of disease progression in this first-line population, it is expected that most of this change will be an intended reduction in scheduling of routine treatment surveillance testing with increase in intervals of subsequent tumor restaging imaging by at least 4 weeks. Secondarily, the consequences of rescheduling of routine surveillance testing may ultimately result in an absolute reduction in the number of some tests used during the time period examined.
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Cohort 1 only: Scheduled to initiate standard of care first-line combination therapy with any FDA-approved endocrine therapy plus any FDA-approved CDK 4/6 inhibitor (palbociclib, ribociclib, or abemaciclib) for the stated diagnosis at the time of study enrollment. Type of endocrine therapy and CDK 4/6 inhibitor will be documented. Patients may also be eligible if:
Cohort 2 only: Currently receiving first-line combination therapy with any FDA-approved endocrine therapy plus any FDA-approved CDK 4/6 inhibitor (palbociclib, ribociclib, or abemaciclib). Changes in endocrine therapy or CDK 4/6 inhibitor agent during first-line combination therapy are permitted as long as change was not performed due to progressive disease. CDK 4/6 inhibitor must have been initiated within 24 months of study enrollment, and patient must have at least stable disease (no progression) on such therapy for a minimum of 12 weeks prior to enrollment as determined by radiographic studies as deemed appropriate by the treating physician. Type of endocrine therapy and CDK 4/6 inhibitor will be documented. Patients may also be eligible if they are receiving next line endocrine therapy plus CDK 4/6 inhibitor therapy following:
Post-menopausal status, defined as one of the following:
Exclusion Criteria - Patients:
Eligibility Criteria - Physicians:
* Scheduled to receive 1st line therapy with endocrine therapy + any FDA-approved CDK 4/6 inhibitor * Serum samples (analyzed using DiviTum® TKa) at Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, Week 20, Week 24 and every 12 weeks thereafter until disease progression or 36 months. Treating physician will evaluate the patient \& review any updated results of the institutional standard of care monitoring tests. Following receipt of DiviTum® TKa value, the treating physician will review the preceding locked Study Care Plan and record any changes
Device: DiviTum® TKa assay
* 1st line therapy with endocrine therapy + any FDA-approved CDK 4/6 inhibitor for ≤ 24 months with stable disease * Serum samples (analyzed using DiviTum® TKa) at Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, Week 20, Week 24 and every 12 weeks thereafter until disease progression or 36 months. Treating physician will evaluate the patient \& review any updated results of the institutional standard of care monitoring tests. Following receipt of DiviTum® TKa value, the treating physician will review the preceding locked Study Care Plan and record any changes
Device: DiviTum® TKa assay
-Will be completing the Study Care Forms at Baseline, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, Week 20, Week 24 and every 12 weeks thereafter until disease progression or 36 months.
Other: Study Care Plans
-Determines serum enzymatic activity of TK1
-Study Care Plans will be completed prior to and post release of serum DiviTum® TKa value
Any physician-reported intended change in imaging testing interval identified on the study care plan post receipt of DiviTUM® TKa value
Time frame: Within the first 48-week period of study participation
Concordance rate between progression status on the first on-study imaging and progression status based on DiviTum® TKa values
Time frame: At 12 weeks
Concordance rate between progression status on the first on-study imaging and progression status based on DiviTum® TKa values
Time frame: At 12 weeks and 24 weeks
Number of surveillance imaging tests intended to be used and actually used, in total and by modality
Time frame: Over the entire study period (estimated to be 36 months)
Longitudinal changes in DiviTum® TKa value dynamics
The TK trajectory of a patients will be plot against time for temporal pattern and the trajectories will be modeled via linear or non-linear mixed effects mode as appropriate. If linear mixed effects model, the longitudinal rate of change will be estimated with 95% CI to indicate growth rate of TK. If non-linear, the regression coefficients of time or time relevant terms will be estimated with 95% CI
Time frame: Over the entire study period (estimated to be 36 months)
Cohort 1 only: DiviTum® TKa level
Time frame: At 2 weeks post CDK 4/6 inhibitor therapy initiation
Plan to share: No
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