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Breast CancerPhase 2NCT00723294

Cryoablation Therapy in Treating Patients With Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing cryosurgery and therapeutic conventional surgery in people with Breast Cancer, run by Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology at 16 sites in United States.

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Trial summary

This phase II trial is studying how well cryoablation therapy works in treating patients with invasive ductal breast cancer. Cryoablation kills tumor cells by freezing them. This may be an effective treatment for patients with invasive ductal breast cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Breast Cancer
What is being tested?
cryosurgery and therapeutic conventional surgery
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
99 participants
Where
16 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Sep 2008to Sep 2013
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult
  1. Unifocal primary invasive ductal breast carcinoma diagnosed by core needle biopsy. NOTE: Patients with lobular carcinoma, multifocal and/or multicentric ipsilateral breast cancer, multifocal calcifications, or DCIS with microinvasion are NOT eligible. Patients with contralateral disease will remain eligible.
  2. No history of en bloc open surgical biopsy and/or lumpectomy for diagnostic/treatment of the index breast cancer. Note: Prior rotational and/or vacuum-assisted core biopsies are permitted if no significant distortion is seen on imaging that could obscure visualization and detection of residual disease on MRI, or visualization of cancer on ultrasound for cryoablation procedure.
  3. Tumor size ≤ 2.0 cm in greatest diameter. Specifically, the tumor must measure ≤ 2.0 cm in the axis parallel to the treatment probe and ≤ 1.5 cm in the axis anti-parallel to the treatment probe. Largest size measured by required scans (mammogram, ultrasound and MRI) will be used to determine eligibility.
  4. Tumor enhancement on pre-study MRI.
  5. Tumor with < 25% intraductal components in the aggregate. NOTE: The percent intraductal component from the patient's diagnostic biopsy must be available prior to registration. If the biopsy pathology report does not contain the percent intraductal component, then re-review of pathology slides and creation of a report addendum or note-to-file by the reviewing pathologist will be required.
  6. No prior or planned neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer.
  7. Non-pregnant and non-lactating. Patients of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test. NOTE: Peri-menopausal women must be amenorrheic for > 12 months to be considered not of childbearing potential.
  8. Adequate breast size for safe cryoablation. Male breast cancer patients and female breast cancer patients with breasts too small to allow safe cryoablation are not eligible as the minimal thickness of the breast tissue does not lend itself to cryoablation. NOTE: For patients with breast implants, the treating physician must document that adequate distance exists between the lesion and the implant to ensure that the ablated lesion will not contact or jeopardize the implant.
  9. Patients with prior in-situ or invasive breast carcinomas are eligible if the prior carcinomas occurred in the contralateral breast. Patients with prior in-situ or invasive carcinomas of the ipsilateral breast are not eligible.

Trial locations and contacts

16 sites in 1 country.

16 sites in 1 country

United States16 sites
  • University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-0942

  • DeCesaris Cancer Institute at Anne Arundel Medical Center

    Annapolis, Maryland, 21401

  • Northwest Community Hospital

    Arlington Heights, Illinois, 60005

  • Bellingham Breast Center

    Bellingham, Washington, 98225

  • Bridgeport Hospital

    Bridgeport, Connecticut, 06610

  • Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center

    Burbank, California, 91505

  • Bethesda North Hospital

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45242

  • Henry Ford Hospital

    Detroit, Michigan, 48202

  • Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

    Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033-0850

  • M. D. Anderson Cancer Center at University of Texas

    Houston, Texas, 77030-4009

  • Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202-5289

  • Indiana University Hospital/Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202

  • New York Weill Cornell Cancer Center at Cornell University

    New York, New York, 10021

  • William Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak

    Royal Oak, Michigan, 48073

  • University of South Florida College of Medicine

    Tampa, Florida, 33612

  • Lankenau Cancer Center at Lankenau Hospital

    Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, 19096

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About this study

Official title: A Phase II Trial Exploring the Success of Cryoablation Therapy in the Treatment of Invasive Breast Carcinoma

This phase II trial is studying how well cryoablation therapy works in treating patients with invasive ductal breast cancer. Cryoablation kills tumor cells by freezing them. This may be an effective treatment for patients with invasive ductal breast cancer.

Read the detailed description

This is a phase II non-randomized exploratory study. All fully eligible and registered patients will undergo imaging by mammography, ultrasound, and breast MRI. Patients will then undergo complete surgical resection of the primary tumor. The primary and secondary objectives of the study are described below.

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • To determine the rate of complete tumor ablation in patients treated with cryoablation, with complete tumor ablation defined as no remaining invasive or in situ carcinoma present upon pathological examination of the targeted lesion

Secondary

  • To evaluate the negative predictive value of MRI in the post-ablation setting to determine residual in situ or invasive breast carcinoma
  • To describe the adverse events associated with cryoablation
  • To prospectively gather pain assessment data on cryoablation and surgical resection
  • Explore technical variables that may affect the success of cryoablation
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Being tested
cryosurgery, therapeutic conventional surgery
Keywords
invasive ductal breast carcinoma, male breast cancer, stage IA breast cancer, stage IB breast cancer, stage II breast cancer
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast, Breast Neoplasms, Male

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT00723294
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Treatment (cryoablation)ExperimentalA cryoprobe is inserted percutaneously under ultrasound guidance into the targeted lesion. Patients undergo ablation using a freeze-thaw-freeze cycle lasting approximately 6-10-6 or 8-10-8 minutes, respectively. Patients undergo surgical resection and sentinel lymph node biopsy and/or axillary dissection within 28 days after completion of cryoablation. Patients complete the Brief Pain Inventory before and after cryoablation and after surgery.
Receives: Procedure: cryosurgery; Procedure: therapeutic conventional surgery

What is being measured

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

  1. Rate of Complete Tumor Ablation

    The primary endpoint for this study is the rate of complete ablation. Complete ablation is defined as no remaining invasive or in situ carcinoma present upon pathological examination of the targeted lesion. The rate (percentage) will be computed as the number of patient lesions with complete tumor ablation divided by the total number of eligible patient lesions. This rate will be estimated by the binomial point estimate (number of patients with no pathological evidence of residual disease in the targeted lesion after ablation divided by the number of eligible patients) and a one-sided 90% binomial confidence interval (interval with a lower bound).

    Measured: Up to 14 days post surgery

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Negative Predictive Value of MRI

    Negative predictive value of MRI: The negative predictive rate of MRI will be estimated as the number of patients with no residual disease upon pathologic review of the resected tissue AND with a MRI that indicated no residual disease divided by the number of patients who had an MRI that indicated no residual disease. Both a binomial point estimate and 90% two-sided confidence interval will be computed.

    Measured: Up to 14 days post cryoablation

  2. Adverse Events

    Measured: Up to 14 days post surgery

  3. Pain Assessment

    Measured: Up to 14 days post surgery

Timeline

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

  1. First posted28 Jul 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2008
  3. Primary completionSep 2013

Resources

More details

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

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
99 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00723294
Sponsor's protocol ID
ACOSOG-Z1072
Other IDs
CDR0000600976
Status last verified
Jun 2017
First submitted
25 Jul 2008
Last updated
14 Aug 2017
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Simmons RM, Ballman KV, Cox C, Carp N, Sabol J, Hwang RF, Attai D, Sabel M, Nathanson D, Kenler A, Gold L, Kaufman C, Han L, Bleznak A, Stanley Smith J, Holmes D, Fornage B, Le-Petross C, Hoda S, McCall L, Hunt KK; ACOSOG investigators. A Phase II Trial Exploring the Success of Cryoablation Therapy in the Treatment of Invasive Breast Carcinoma: Results from ACOSOG (Alliance) Z1072. Ann Surg Oncol. 2016 Aug;23(8):2438-45. doi: 10.1245/s10434-016-5275-3. Epub 2016 May 24.

    PubMed 27221361

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing cryosurgery and therapeutic conventional surgery in people with Breast Cancer, run by Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology at 16 sites 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?

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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Aug 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 16 sites 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.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 7 Mar 2017). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Rate of Complete Tumor Ablation (time frame: Up to 14 days post surgery). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00723294, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 14 Aug 2017.

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