ISRCTN ISRCTN40576403
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN40576403
Secondary identifying numbers RHMCAN0738 (Protocol version 1.3 )
Submission date
09/05/2011
Registration date
21/09/2011
Last edited
03/03/2020
Recruitment status
Recruiting
Overall study status
Ongoing
Condition category
Cancer
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Background and study aims
Breast cancer is now the most common cancer in the United Kingdom. More than 45,500 women per year are now diagnosed with breast cancer and this continues to increase. However, new targeted treatments such as herceptin have led to successful therapies. This project aims to study and investigate new targets for treating breast cancer.

Who can participate?
Patients with breast cancer

What does the study involve?
This study observes and investigates extra samples of breast cancer tissue that is not required for diagnosing the patient, or tissue that already exists in a tumour bank. Patients will have received normal clinical care.

What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
Benefits of the study are that new treatments may be developed for breast cancer. There are no known risks associated with this study as patients are not directly involved.

Where is the study run from?
Southampton General Hospital (UK)

When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
November 2010 to October 2025

Who is funding the study?
Cancer Research UK

Who is the main contact?
Mr Ramsey Cutress
r.i.cutress@soton.ac.uk

Contact information

Mr Ramsey Cutress
Scientific

CRUK Centre
Somers Building
Mailpoint 824
Southampton General Hospital
Tremona Road
Southampton
SO16 6YD
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)23 8079 5170 / 6184
Email r.i.cutress@soton.ac.uk

Study information

Study designOpen-label non-randomised retrospective study
Primary study designObservational
Secondary study designNon randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Patient confidentiality will be maintained by removing patient identifiable labels other than an assigned study specific number to create linked anonymised samples. No personally identifying information will be realeased in any report or publication relating to this work.
Scientific titleBreast cancer biomarkers translational research and validation study
Study objectivesThe aim of this study is to identify, futher understand, validate and characterise breast cancer molecules and biomarkers with a view to designing novel molecular rational therapies for breast cancer.

The study is laboratory based using human tissue samples and is hypothesis generating rather than a definitive trial. We will explore the potential of candidate proteins as future biomarkers or therapeutic targets.
Ethics approval(s)Southampton and South West Hampshire Regional Ethics Committee, 09/11/2010, ref: 10/H0504/73
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedBreast cancer
InterventionThe study is non-interventional and laboratory-based. This research is hypothesis-generating rather than a clinical trial.

Biomarker identification, validation and therapeutic targets.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureAnticipated outcomes from this study are expression levels of candidate biomarkers in breast cancer. The expression levels will be evaluated by various means, but of this study is to determine the optimum methods of biomarker validation.

Validate BAG-1 as a bimomarker in breast cancer
Secondary outcome measuresIdentify other proteins related to BAG-1 as possible biomarkers in breast cancer and therapeutic targets
Overall study start date10/11/2010
Completion date01/10/2025

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexFemale
Target number of participantsOver 500 samples are currently held in the tissue bank at present
Key inclusion criteriaAll tissue will be obtained from pre-existing sources (tissue bank, archival material surplus to diagnostic requirements, tissue microarrays generated for research purpose). There will be no active patient participation.
Key exclusion criteriaAll tissue will be obtained from pre-existing sources (tissue bank, archival material surplus to diagnostic requirements, tissue microarrays generated for research purpose). There will be no active patient participation.
Date of first enrolment10/11/2010
Date of final enrolment01/10/2025

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

CRUK Centre
Southampton
SO16 6YD
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

University Hospital Southampton (UK)
Hospital/treatment centre

R&D Office
E Level, Southampton Centre for Biomedical Research
Laboratory and Pathology block, mailpoint 138
Southampton General Hospital
Tremona Road
Southampton
SO16 6YD
England
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)23 8079 5044
Email RDoffice@uhs.nhs.uk
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Funders

Funder type

Charity

Cancer Research UK (CRUK) (UK)
Private sector organisation / Other non-profit organizations
Alternative name(s)
CR_UK, Cancer Research UK - London, CRUK
Location
United Kingdom

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Editorial Notes

03/03/2020: The recruitment end date and overall trial end date were changed from 01/10/2020 to 01/10/2025.
11/04/2016: The overall trial end date was changed from 10/11/2015 to 01/10/2020