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Breast NeoplasmsNCT01821768

Axillary Ultrasound With or Without Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Detecting the Spread of Breast Cancer in Patients Receiving Breast Conservation Therapy

A study testing Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in people with Breast Neoplasms, run by Washington University School of Medicine at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

This randomized clinical trial studies two different tests that are currently being used to detect the spread of breast cancer to the lymph nodes under the arm in candidates for breast conservation therapy. The two tests are sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) and axillary ultrasound. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women only
Conditions the study is for
Breast Neoplasms
What is being tested?
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
69 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
4 Apr 2013to 26 Jul 2018
Phase
Interventional
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

Who may be able to join

  • Patient must be female.
  • Patient must be at least 18 years of age.
  • Patient's clinical stage must be documented as tumor size less than 5 cm, with no palpable nodes and no evidence of metastatic disease (T1 or T2 N0 M0). For patients who will receive neoadjuvant systemic therapy, pre-treatment clinical stage should be used.
  • Patient must have a negative (normal) axillary ultrasound performed at Siteman Cancer Center. Lymph nodes will be evaluated based on morphologic features. AUS wil be considered positive (abnormal)if lymph nodes are noted to be completely hypoechoic (absent hilum) or have focal hypoechoic cortical thickening/lobulation greater than 4 mm.
  • Patient must have a tissue diagnosis of invasive breast carcinoma
  • Patient must have Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) status </= 2, as documented in patient's medical record.
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  • Patient must be available for follow-up.
  • A patient with a history of previous malignancy is eligible for this study as long as the patient meets the following criteria for a cancer survivor. A cancer survivor is eligible provided that the following criteria are met (1) The patient has undergone potentially curative therapy for all prior malignancies; (2) There has been no evidence of any prior malignancies for at least five years with no evidence of recurrence (except for effectively treated basal cell or squamous carcinoma of the skin, carcinoma in-situ of the cervix that has been effectively treated by surgery alone, or lobular carcinoma in-situ of the ipsilateral or contralateral breast treated by surgery alone); and (3) The patient is deemed by their treating physician to be at low risks for recurrence from prior malignancies.
  • Patient, or the patient's legally acceptable representative, must provide a signed and dated written informed consent prior to registration and any study-related procedures.
  • Patient must provide written authorization to allow the use and disclosure of their protected health information. NOTE: This may be obtained in either the study-specific informed consent or in a separate authorization form and must be obtained from the patient prior to study registration.
  • Patient must be a candidate for sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB).

Who cannot join

  • Patient in lactating (breast-feeding) or pregnant.
  • Patient has concurrent invasive bilateral breast malignancies or multicentric disease.
  • Patient has had previous ipsilateral axillary surgery such as excisional biopsy of lymph nodes(s), treatment of hidradenitis.
  • Patient is considered poor candidate surgical candidate due to non-malignant systemic disease.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110

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About this study

Official title: A Prospective Randomized Trial of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Versus no Additional Staging in Patients With Clinical T1-T2 N0 M0 Invasive Breast Cancer and Negative Axillary Ultrasound

This randomized clinical trial studies two different tests that are currently being used to detect the spread of breast cancer to the lymph nodes under the arm in candidates for breast conservation therapy. The two tests are sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) and axillary ultrasound. The current standard of care is sentinel lymph node biopsy, which is a surgical procedure. Axillary ultrasound (AUS) may be just as good as SLNB for detecting the spread of cancer but without the surgical risks.

Read the detailed description

In this prospective randomized non-inferiority study we aim to determine the utility of axillary ultrasound (AUS) as a pre-operative staging modality for patients with clinically node-negative invasive breast cancer with the hope that it will be a minimally invasive replacement for SLNB.

Being tested
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • Sentinel Lymph Node BiopsyProcedure or surgery

Study groups in NCT01821768
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm 1: No sentinal lymph node biopsyNo interventionPatients will receive no additional axillary surgery which is experimental.
Arm 2: Sentinel lymph node biopsyActive comparatorPatients will receive standard of care sentinel lymph node biopsy
Receives: Procedure: Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

What is being measured

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

  1. Regional (axillary) recurrence

    The distributions of the primary endpoints and complications across two arms will be summarized using contingency tables and compared by 2-sample Chi-square test or Fisher's exact test.

    Measured: 5 years from date of surgery

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Disease free survival Arm 1 versus Arm 2.

    Defined as the interval between the date of registration to the date of first disease event. Kaplan-Meier product limit estimator will be used. The differences in OS and DFS between treatment arms will be compared using log-rank test.

    Measured: At least 5 years form date of surgery to date of any disease recurrence.

  2. Overall survival Arm 1 versus Arm 2

    Defined as the interval between the date of initial diagnosis until the date of death. Kaplan-Meier product limit estimator will be used. The differences in OS and DFS between treatment arms will be compared using log-rank test.

    Measured: 5 years from date of surgery

Timeline

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

  1. First posted1 Apr 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study start4 Apr 2013
  3. Primary completion26 Jul 2018
  4. Study completion26 Jul 2018

Why it stopped: Insufficient funding

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 N/A
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
69 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01821768
Sponsor's protocol ID
201209143
Status last verified
Mar 2019
First submitted
20 Mar 2013
Last updated
5 Mar 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in people with Breast Neoplasms, run by Washington University School of Medicine 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 11 inclusion and 4 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Mar 2019. 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 was stopped early (reason given: Insufficient funding). Results are not available in the source record.

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?

Regional (axillary) recurrence (time frame: 5 years from date of surgery). 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 5 Mar 2019.

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