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Enabling the Study of Metabolism in Breast Cancer Through Collection of Fresh-tissue Biopsies
Sponsor: University College, London
Summary
This study aims to evaluate how breast cancer cells metabolise nutrients in order to grow. Patients enrolled into this study will undergo a research biopsy that will aim to collect up to 4 cores of tumour tissue. These tissues will then be used in translational research to analyse how specific pro-tumorigenic events change breast cancer cell metabolism (compared to healthy cell metabolism).
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
240
Start Date
2019-04-01
Completion Date
2027-02-28
Last Updated
2019-03-19
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Research Biopsy
The "Research Biopsy" is a biopsy in addition to the standard of care biopsies that the patient will have to inform their diagnosis. The actual procedure is not any different to the standard per-cutaneous biopsy, this is just an additional procedure, solely for research purposes.