INTERACT- Integrated Evaluation of Resistance and Actionability Using Circulating Tumor DNA in HR Positive Metastatic Breast Cancers
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Anatomic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Metastatic Breast Carcinoma, Prognostic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8
Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

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