More than 3,000 women and men with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) from all 50 states have joined the Metastatic Breast Cancer Project since it launched in October 2015. The project uses a direct-to-patient approach, utilizing social media and patient advocacy partnerships, to recruit patients with MBC willing to share tumors, saliva and medical records.
Research efforts include genomic analysis of tumors and saliva from patients with extraordinary response, those with de novo MBC or those who