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Information provided by: | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00080860 |
RATIONALE: Sentinel lymph node biopsy and gene expression profiling of the primary breast tumor may help determine if tumor cells have spread to the axillary lymph nodes and help doctors plan more effective surgery for breast cancer.
PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well sentinel lymph node biopsy and primary tumor gene expression profiling work in finding lymph node metastases in women who have received neoadjuvant therapy for stage II, stage III, or stage IV breast cancer.
Condition | Intervention |
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Breast Cancer |
Genetic: microarray analysis Other: immunohistochemistry staining method Procedure: conventional surgery Procedure: lymphangiography Procedure: radionuclide imaging Procedure: sentinel lymph node biopsy Radiation: technetium Tc 99m sulfur colloid |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Diagnostic |
Official Title: | Efficacy Of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy And Primary Tumor Gene Expression Profiling To Detect Axillary Lymph Node Metastases After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy For Breast Cancer |
Estimated Enrollment: | 60 |
Study Start Date: | February 2004 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | December 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
OBJECTIVES:
OUTLINE: This is a pilot study.
After neoadjuvant chemotherapy, patients undergo sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping comprising technetium Tc 99m sulfur colloid injected into the subareolar area to identify the SLN. Within 1-2 hours after injection, patients undergo SLN biopsy followed immediately by definitive local surgery comprising modified radical mastectomy or breast segmentectomy with axillary lymph node dissection. SLN and axillary lymph nodes are examined by hematoxylin and eosin (H & E) staining for the presence or absence of metastases. If the lymph nodes are negative for tumor by H & E, the lymph nodes are further analyzed by immunohistochemistry. The primary tumor is analyzed by microarray analysis for gene expression profile determinations.
Patients are followed at 2-3 weeks after surgery.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 60 patients will be accrued for this study within 2-3 years.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Histologically or cytologically confirmed carcinoma of the breast
Received at least 1 course of prior preoperative therapy (chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, and/or biologic therapy) AND had any of the following responses:
Hormone receptor status:
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age
Sex
Menopausal status
Performance status
Life expectancy
Hematopoietic
Hepatic
Renal
Other
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy
Chemotherapy
Endocrine therapy
Radiotherapy
Surgery
Other
United States, Maryland | |
Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center - NCI Clinical Trials Referral Office | |
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892-1182 |
Study Chair: | David N. Danforth, MD, MS | NCI - Surgery Branch |
Study ID Numbers: | CDR0000356050, NCI-04-C-0114 |
Study First Received: | April 7, 2004 |
Last Updated: | February 14, 2009 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00080860 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
stage II breast cancer stage IIIA breast cancer stage IIIB breast cancer stage IIIC breast cancer stage IV breast cancer |
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