EXActDNA-003 / NSABP B-64: Study of Molecular Residual Disease Detection in Breast Cancer (MRD)

Last updated: January 16, 2026
Sponsor: Exact Sciences Corporation
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Breast Cancer

Cancer

Treatment

ctDNA MRD test

Clinical Study ID

NCT06401421
2023-05
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The EXActDNA-003 study will prospectively enroll participants who are planning to undergo chemotherapy for high-risk, early breast cancer, who are willing to provide tissue and blood specimens for circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) analysis.

Participants will be followed for up to 5.5 years.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. The participant or a legally authorized representative must provide study-specificinformed consent prior to study entry.

  2. The participant must be ≥ 18 years of age.

  3. ECOG performance status 0 or 1.

  4. Histologically confirmed invasive carcinoma of the breast.

  5. Planned neoadjuvant therapy which includes cytotoxic chemotherapy.

  6. Tumor size ≥ 2.1 cm in greatest diameter.

  7. Unifocal or multifocal cancer documented to be the same histologic clinical subtype.

  8. Clinically node positive or if node negative, any one of the following:

  9. TNBC or HER2+ subtype

  10. HR+/HER2-negative with at least one of the following: i. High tumor grade (G3) ii. Ki67 index of 20% or higher iii. High genomic risk (Oncotype DX® (ODX) Breast Recurrence Score of > 25, MammaPrint® High, etc.)

  11. Willing and able to comply with the study requirements, which includes thecollection of a total of 34 cc (2.5 Tablespoons) of blood for each research blooddraw.

  12. Available residual tissue from diagnostic biopsy from the breast or an involvedipsilateral lymph node for submission to create a bespoke ctDNA assay.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Definitive clinical or radiologic evidence of metastatic disease.

  2. Initiated neoadjuvant therapy for current breast cancer diagnosis.

  3. Synchronous diagnosis of another invasive cancer, other than this breast cancer,except for non-melanoma skin cancers.

  4. Completed all therapy (including endocrine therapy) <5 years ago for any previousinvasive solid organ malignancy (with exception of non-melanoma skin cancers)including prior breast cancer. Individuals with a prior history of noninvasive (insitu) carcinomas may participate if they have received definitive treatment.

  5. Completed all therapy for any previous hematologic malignancy < 5 years ago.

  6. Multicentric or contralateral invasive breast cancers.

  7. Known pregnancy at time of enrollment.

  8. Prior solid organ transplant.

  9. Prior allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant.

Study Design

Total Participants: 1800
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: ctDNA MRD test
Phase:
Study Start date:
June 07, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
April 30, 2030

Connect with a study center

  • Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)

    Montréal, Quebec H2X 3E4
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Jewish General Hospital

    Montréal, Quebec H3T1E2
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital (HMR)

    Montréal, Quebec H1T 2M4
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • McGill University Health - Glen Site

    Montréal, Quebec
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement

    Québec City, Quebec G1S 4L8
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)

    Montreal 6077243, Quebec 6115047 H2X 3E4
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • Jewish General Hospital

    Montreal 6077243, Quebec 6115047 H3T1E2
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital (HMR)

    Montreal 6077243, Quebec 6115047 H1T 2M4
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • McGill University Health - Glen Site

    Montreal 6077243, Quebec 6115047
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement

    Québec 6325494, Quebec 6115047 G1S 4L8
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • Katmai Oncology Group - Anchorage

    Anchorage, Alaska 99508
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Katmai Oncology Group - Anchorage

    Anchorage 5879400, Alaska 5879092 99508
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Stanford Cancer Institute

    Palo Alto, California 94304
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Kaiser Permanente Medical Center

    Vallejo, California 94589
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Stanford Cancer Institute

    Palo Alto 5380748, California 5332921 94304
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Harbor-UCLA Medical Center - Hematology / Oncology

    Torrance 5403022, California 5332921 90502
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Kaiser Permanente Medical Center

    Vallejo 5405380, California 5332921 94589
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • UCHealth Cancer Care - Anschutz Medical Campus - University of Colorado Cancer Center

    Aurora 5412347, Colorado 5417618 80045
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • AdventHealth East Altamonte Oncology and Hematology

    Altamonte Springs, Florida 32701
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Mount Sinai Medical - Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Miami Beach, Florida 33140
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Baptist Cancer Care - Plantation

    Plantation, Florida 33324
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • St. Joseph's Women's Hospital

    Tampa, Florida 33607
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • AdventHealth East Altamonte Oncology and Hematology

    Altamonte, Florida 4155751 32701
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • AdventHealth East Altamonte Oncology and Hematology

    Altamonte Springs 4145941, Florida 4155751 32701
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Mount Sinai Medical - Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Miami Beach 4164143, Florida 4155751 33140
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Baptist Cancer Care - Plantation

    Plantation 4168782, Florida 4155751 33324
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • St. Joseph's Women's Hospital

    Tampa 4174757, Florida 4155751 33607
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Rush Cancer Center

    Chicago, Illinois 60607
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Rush Cancer Center

    Chicago 4887398, Illinois 4896861 60607
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Deaconess Chancellor Center for Oncology

    Newburgh 4262171, Indiana 4921868 47630
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Kansas Cancer Center

    Westwood 4281639, Kansas 4273857 66205
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • St. Elizabeth Edgewood Hospital

    Edgewood, Kentucky 41017
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Baptist Health Louisville

    Louisville, Kentucky 40207
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Norton Cancer Institute - Downtown

    Louisville, Kentucky 40202
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • St. Elizabeth Edgewood Hospital

    Edgewood 4290873, Kentucky 6254925 41017
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Baptist Health Louisville

    Louisville 4299276, Kentucky 6254925 40207
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Norton Cancer Institute - Downtown

    Louisville 4299276, Kentucky 6254925 40202
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Greater Baltimore Medical Center

    Baltimore, Maryland 21204
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute

    Baltimore, Maryland 21237
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Sinai Hospital of Baltimore

    Baltimore, Maryland 21215
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders - Bethesda

    Bethesda, Maryland 20818
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Tate Cancer Center at UM Baltimore Washington

    Glen Burnie, Maryland 21061
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring

    Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center

    Towson, Maryland 21204
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Greater Baltimore Medical Center

    Baltimore 4347778, Maryland 4361885 21204
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute

    Baltimore 4347778, Maryland 4361885 21237
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Sinai Hospital of Baltimore

    Baltimore 4347778, Maryland 4361885 21215
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Weinberg Center at Mercy

    Baltimore 4347778, Maryland 4361885 21202
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders - Bethesda

    Bethesda 4348599, Maryland 4361885 20818
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • James M Stockman Cancer Institute

    Frederick 4355585, Maryland 4361885 21702
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Tate Cancer Center at UM Baltimore Washington

    Glen Burnie 4356188, Maryland 4361885 21061
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Meritus Center for Clinical Research

    Hagerstown 4357141, Maryland 4361885 21742
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring

    Silver Spring 4369596, Maryland 4361885 20910
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center

    Towson 4371582, Maryland 4361885 21204
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

    Burlington, Massachusetts 01805
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

    Burlington 4931737, Massachusetts 6254926 01805
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Metro Minnesota Community Oncology Consortium (MMCORC)

    Saint Louis Park, Minnesota 55426
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Metro Minnesota Community Oncology Consortium (MMCORC)

    Saint Louis Park 5045021, Minnesota 5037779 55426
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City

    Kansas City 4393217, Missouri 4398678 64111
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • John Theurer Cancer Center

    Hackensack 5098706, New Jersey 5101760 07601
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

    New Brunswick 5101717, New Jersey 5101760 08901
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Stony Brook Medicine

    Stony Brook, New York 11794
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Stony Brook Medicine

    Stony Brook 5139865, New York 5128638 11794
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute

    Charlotte, North Carolina 28204
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • FirstHealth Outpatient Cancer Center

    Pinehurst, North Carolina 28374
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UNC Cancer Care at Nash

    Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27804
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute

    Charlotte 4460243, North Carolina 4482348 28204
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Novant Health Cancer Institute - Elizabeth

    Charlotte 4460243, North Carolina 4482348 28204
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • FirstHealth Outpatient Cancer Center

    Pinehurst 4485272, North Carolina 4482348 28374
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • UNC Cancer Care at Nash

    Rocky Mount 4488762, North Carolina 4482348 27804
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

    Winston-Salem 4499612, North Carolina 4482348 27157
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Aultman Timken Family Cancer Center

    Canton, Ohio 44710
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    Cleveland, Ohio 44195
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Aultman Timken Family Cancer Center

    Canton 5149222, Ohio 5165418 44710
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    Cleveland 5150529, Ohio 5165418 44195
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Penn State Health Medical Group - Andrews Patel

    Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17111
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Penn State Cancer Institute

    Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UPMC Magee - Womens Hospital

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Penn State Health Medical Group - Andrews Patel

    Harrisburg 5192726, Pennsylvania 6254927 17111
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Penn State Cancer Institute

    Hershey 5193342, Pennsylvania 6254927 17033
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • UPMC Magee - Womens Hospital

    Pittsburgh 5206379, Pennsylvania 6254927 15213
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Guthrie Sayre

    Sayre 5211037, Pennsylvania 6254927 18840
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Women & Infants Hospital

    Providence, Rhode Island 02905
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Women & Infants Hospital

    Providence 5224151, Rhode Island 5224323 02905
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Spartanburg Medical Center

    Spartanburg 4597200, South Carolina 4597040 29303
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Avera Cancer Institute

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57105
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Avera Cancer Institute

    Sioux Falls 5231851, South Dakota 5769223 57105
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Ballad Health Cancer Center

    Kingsport, Tennessee 37660
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Ballad Health Cancer Center

    Kingsport 4634662, Tennessee 4662168 37660
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas 77030
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Joe Arrington Cancer Research & Treatment Center

    Lubbock, Texas 79410
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Joe Arrington Cancer Research &amp; Treatment Center

    Lubbock, Texas 79410
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston 4699066, Texas 4736286 77030
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Joe Arrington Cancer Research & Treatment Center

    Lubbock 5525577, Texas 4736286 79410
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Bon Secours Cancer Institute at St. Francis

    Midlothian, Virginia 23114
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Richmond, Virginia 23298
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Alan B. Pearson Regional Cancer Center

    Lynchburg 4771075, Virginia 6254928 24501
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Bon Secours Cancer Institute at St. Francis

    Midlothian 4772943, Virginia 6254928 23114
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Richmond 4781708, Virginia 6254928 23298
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • WVU Cancer Institute

    Morgantown, West Virginia 26505
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • WVU Cancer Institute

    Morgantown 4815352, West Virginia 4826850 26505
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Aurora Cancer Care - Wauwatosa

    Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53226
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Aurora Cancer Care - Wauwatosa

    Wauwatosa 5278159, Wisconsin 5279468 53226
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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