Recruiting

ctDNA

Sponsor:

Tempus AI

Code:

NCT07211178

Conditions

Breast Cancer

TNBC - Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

HR Positive/HER-2 Negative Breast Cancer

HER2 + Breast Cancer

Early Stage Breast Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

There are no interventions in this observational study.

Study Details

Brief summary:

For patients with breast cancer, it's important to find any remaining cancer cells after they've had their main treatment. Even a few cells, called minimal residual disease (MRD), can lead to the cancer coming back later.

A way to find these cells is by looking for tiny bits of cancer DNA that are shed into the blood. This is called circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA). A simple blood test, often called a liquid biopsy, can detect this ctDNA. This research aims to see if finding this cancer DNA in the blood can help predict if a patient's cancer will return. It also may help find out if the treatment is working.

Ultimately, the results of this research may help doctors better manage breast cancer and develop new and improved tests and treatments.

Conditions

Breast Cancer

TNBC - Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

HR Positive/HER-2 Negative Breast Cancer

HER2 + Breast Cancer

Early Stage Breast Cancer

Study ID

NCT07211178

Start date

Oct 27, 2025

Status verified date

Aug, 2026

Completion date

Dec, 2033

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2032

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

All Cohorts:

1. Willing and able to participate in the research and provide biospecimens
2. Willing and able to provide informed consent
3. Must be diagnosed with breast cancer

Cohort 1: Neoadjuvant Treatment Cohort 1A: Newly Diagnosed, High Risk HR+,HER2-

1. A known or suspected HR+, HER2- breast cancer treated with curative intent (Stage II to III disease)
2. Patients are considered at high risk of recurrence, defined as 4 or more positive axillary lymph nodes (ALNs), or between 1-3 positive ALNs and either grade 3 disease or tumor size of 5 cm or larger.

Cohort 1B: HER2+ 1. A known or suspected HER2+ breast cancer treated with curative intent (Stage II to III disease). Inclusive of HR+ or HR- patients.

Cohort 1C: Triple Negative Breast Cancer

1\. A known or suspected triple negative breast cancer treated with curative intent (Stage I to III disease).

Cohort 2: Adjuvant Therapy / Surveillance Cohort 2A: Newly Diagnosed HR+,HER2-

1. A known or suspected HR+, HER2- breast cancer treated with curative intent (Stage II to III disease)
2. Patients are considered at high risk of recurrence, defined as 4 or more positive axillary lymph nodes (ALNs), or between 1-3 positive ALNs and either grade 3 disease or tumor size of 5 cm or larger.
3. Have undergone curative intent surgery with no clinical evidence of disease.

Cohort 2B: HER2+

1. A known or suspected HER2+ breast cancer treated with curative intent (Stage II to III disease)
2. Have undergone curative intent surgery with no clinical evidence of disease.

Cohort 2C: Triple Negative Breast Cancer

1. A known or suspected triple negative breast cancer treated with curative intent (Stage I to III disease)
2. Have undergone curative intent surgery with no clinical evidence of disease.

Cohort 3: 5-Years Post-Diagnosis Surveillance (NED)

1. A known HR+, HER2- breast cancer treated with curative intent (Stage II to III disease).
2. No Evidence of Disease (NED) ≥ 5 years from initial diagnosis.
3. Patients are considered at high risk of recurrence, defined as 4 or more positive axillary lymph nodes (ALNs), or between 1-3 positive ALNs and either grade 3 disease or tumor size of 5 cm or larger.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Not willing or able to adhere with the study procedures
2. Active secondary malignancy
3. Diagnosis of a malignancy within 3 years of breast cancer diagnosis Note: Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS, ipsilateral or contralateral) within 3 years is not excluded.

Study Design

Enrollment

900 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

Cohort 1: Neoadjuvant Therapy

There are no interventions in this observational study. Cohort 1 includes participants who will receive neoadjuvant treatment prior to surgery.

Cohort 2: Adjuvant Therapy / Surveillance

There are no interventions in this observational study. Cohort 2 includes participants who will receive adjuvant therapy after surgery.

Cohort 3: 5 Years Post-Diagnosis Surveillance

There are no interventions in this observational study. Cohort 3 includes participants who have no evidence of disease for at least 5 years post diagnosis.

Interventions

There are no interventions in this observational study.

There are no interventions in this observational study.

Primary outcome measure

  • Invasive Disease-Free Survival (iDFS) stratified by MRD status during neoadjuvant, post-surgery landmark, post definitive treatment (surveillance), and long-term follow-up [ Time Frame: 5 years ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

GEMINI Breast Clinical Study Manager

(833) 514-4187gemini-breast@tempus.com

Locations

Birmingham Hematology Associates

Recruiting

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35223

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Matthew Tucker

PIH Health Whittier Hospital

Recruiting

Whittier, California, United States, 90602

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Lisa Wang

Cleveland Clinic Florida

Recruiting

Weston, Florida, United States, 33331

Contacts

Maria Dimayuga

dimayum@ccf.org

Principal Investigator:

Thomas Samuel, MD

Southern Illinois Hospital Services

Recruiting

Carbondale, Illinois, United States, 62902

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Mohammad Popalzi

Cancer Care Specialist of Illinois

Recruiting

O'Fallon, Illinois, United States, 62269

Contacts

Kaitlynn Knapp

kkapp@ccsci.net

Principal Investigator:

James Wade

Goshen Center for Cancer Care

Recruiting

Goshen, Indiana, United States, 46526

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

James Wheeler

Trinity Health

Recruiting

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48106

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Tareq Al baghdadi

Oncology Hematology Associates

Recruiting

Springfield, Missouri, United States, 65807

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Roger Holden

Cancer Care Specialist of Reno

Recruiting

Reno, Nevada, United States, 89511

Contacts

Layla Quinonez

lquinonez@ccsreno.com

Principal Investigator:

Sowjanya Reganti

Summit Medical Group

Recruiting

Florham Park, New Jersey, United States, 07932

Contacts

Michelle Mackenzie

mmackenzie@summithealth.com

Principal Investigator:

Steven Parish

University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Recruiting

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45219

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Kerri McGovern, MD

Sanford - Sioux Falls

Recruiting

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57401

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Alison Watson, MD

Nashville General

Recruiting

Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37208

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Robin Jacob

UT Health Houston

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Iman Doostan, MD

Cancer Care Northwest

Recruiting

Spokane Valley, Washington, United States, 99216

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Nikolas Rademaker

Gunderson Health

Recruiting

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States, 54601

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Paul Letendre

More Information

Sponsor

Tempus AI

Last update posted

Sep 3, 2026

Last verified

Aug, 2026

Keywords

  • Minimal Residual Disease
  • MRD
  • Next generation sequencing
  • NGS
  • ctDNA
  • Early Stage Breast Cancer
  • TNBC - Triple Negative Breast Cancer
  • HR positive / HER-2 negative breast cancer
  • HER2+ breast cancer

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Tempus AI on 2026-09-03.