Pilot Study of Bone Biopsy and Aspirate in Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer

Pilot Study of Bone Biopsy and Aspirate in Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer

This is a feasibility study to demonstrate the team's ability to collect bone marrow aspirates and biopsies for research purposes from women with metastatic breast cancer.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with metastatic breast cancer (any site) age 21 or older
• Patients willing and able to provide informed consent & perform study procedures
• Patients may enroll with recently (with 2 months) progressive tumor burden
• Performance status of 0,1 or 2

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients unable or unwilling to provide informed consent and or perform study procedures
• Patients with active, uncontrolled coagulopathy
• Patients on treatment dose anticoagulation or an International Normalised Ratio of 2 or greater if on warfarin
• Patients who are known to be pregnant are not eligible to participate in this study during the time of the pregnancy