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Breast LesionNCT00582569

Breast MRI Spectroscopy, Department of Defense (DOD)

An observational study of Breast Lesion, run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this new imaging method is to provide physicians with additional information not available with standard imaging methods. This includes information about the make up of different breast diseases. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women only
Conditions the study is for
Breast Lesion
How many people
146 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Feb 2006to May 2013
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Include women with lesions, > or = to 1 centimeter that will undergo a diagnostic MRI exam, an MRI guided biopsy, or an MRI guided needle localization, such as women with breast cancer or women with clinical and/or mammographic findings suspicious for breast masses. However, any known breast lesion, benign or malignant, will be appropriate for evaluation with MR spectroscopy.

Who may be able to join

  • Patient needs to be ≥ or = to 18 years of age
  • scheduled for diagnostic breast MRI examination or interventional procedure for a suspected or known breast lesion ≥ or = to 1 centimeter

Who cannot join

  • Patients who would be normally excluded from undergoing an MRI examination include:
  • Patients with a pacemaker, aneurysm clip or any other condition that would warrant avoidance of a strong magnetic field
  • Patients who are pregnant are excluded from participation of this study
  • Patients who are unable to comply or complete the MRI exam due to claustrophobia or high levels of anxiety.
  • Patients undergoing chemotherapy

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065

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About this study

The purpose of this new imaging method is to provide physicians with additional information not available with standard imaging methods. This includes information about the make up of different breast diseases. Using spectroscopy data, it may be possible to tell the difference between benign conditions of the breast from malignant tumors and provide more accurate information than can be obtained with regular MRI. Along with the MRI a new method of evaluating the images or pictures will be used. This new method is called spectroscopy and is used routinely on other parts of the body such as the prostate and brain. Pictures produced with this sequence look different than the regular MRI pictures. Performing spectroscopy on a 1.5T magnet adds another imaging sequence (another scan) to the routine MRI protocol, thus increasing exam time (extra 10-15 minutes). This study will enroll patients who are scheduled for a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) examination ordered by their primary physician.

Read the detailed description

Our aim is to perform MR Spectroscopy (MRS) on 150 patients at the end of their clinically indicated routine breast MRI guided biopsy and breast MRI guided needle localization examination using a software package from General Electric Medical Systems (Milwaukee,WI). This will add time to the routine examination but will not involve additional injections of contrast. We will analyze the spectroscopic data to determine if benign lesions can be reliably differentiated from malignant ones. The MR Spectroscopy (MRS) will be administered at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, NY,NY 10021.

Conditions
Breast Lesion
Keywords
Breast lesion, Spectroscopy, MRI

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. to determine if spectroscopy of the breast can be performed and can be functional in a clinical environment for breast lesions _> 1centimeter

    Measured: conclusion of study

  2. To see if MRS can differentiate ben vs mal breast tissue with adequate specificity & sensitivity to be useful in clinical management.

    Measured: conclusion of study

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. if the data obtained can differentiate among various histologic subtypes of invasive and non-invasive breast cancers, and can be reliably analyzed and be useful to the final interpretation of the breast MRI examination.

    Measured: conclusion of study

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted28 Dec 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2006
  3. Primary completionMay 2013
  4. Study completionMay 2013

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
146 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00582569
Sponsor's protocol ID
05-101
Status last verified
May 2013
First submitted
21 Dec 2007
Last updated
13 May 2013
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Breast Lesion, run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 May 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

to determine if spectroscopy of the breast can be performed and can be functional in a clinical environment for breast lesions _> 1centimeter (time frame: conclusion of study). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 13 May 2013.

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