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Nipple-sparing MastectomyNCT05448963

Pilot Study of Single-port Robot-assisted Nipple-sparing Mastectomy

A study testing da Vinci SPⓇ Single-port System in people with Nipple-sparing Mastectomy and Prophylactic Mastectomy, run by Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

Official record
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Trial summary

Nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) is indicated for breast cancer requiring total mastectomy and without nipple involvement by cancer. Robot-assisted mastectomy enables removal of the whole breast tissue with well-preserved breast skin envelope through a single longitudinal incision in the anterior axillary line at the… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 20 to 80 years, women only
What is being tested?
da Vinci SPⓇ Single-port System
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
30 participants
Where
1 siteTaiwan
Study dates
30 Jul 2022to 1 Aug 2023
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 20 to 80 years
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Women with unilateral or bilateral breast cancer, including invasive and noninvasive carcinoma, eligible for unilateral or bilateral nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM), either for therapeutic or prophylactic purpose, followed by immediate breast reconstruction.
  • Meet at least one of the following indications of NSM for breast cancer:
  • Preoperative clinical tumor sizes less than 5 cm, with adequate tumor-skin distance of at least 3mm and above, and without nipple-areolar involvement in at least 1cm around the nipple by image
  • Breast cancer up to stage IIIa (T3, N1-2) as the initial clinical stage showing adequate response to neoadjuvant therapy and meet criteria a.
  • Germline pathogenic/likely pathogenic BRCA1 or 2 mutation carriers (actionable mutations including pathogenic and likely pathogenic mutations) with breast cancer diagnosis or requiring unilateral or bilateral prophylactic mastectomy as a risk reduction procedure
  • Age equal to or above 20 years
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  • ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) performance score 0-1
  • ASA anesthesia risk class 1~2, and with adequate organ functions
  • Understanding of the method, benefit and risk and willing to receive immediate breast reconstruction

Who cannot join

  • Extensive breast skin or nipple involvement by cancer including 1) Paget's disease, 2) nipple discharge associated with malignancy, 3) image findings suggesting involvement of the nipple and subareolar tissues 4) inflammatory breast cancer or skin ulceration caused by cancer invasion
  • Stage III (up to T3, N1-2) breast cancer without response to neoadjuvant treatment
  • Previous radiotherapy on the surgical site of breast
  • Patients with severe systemic disease reaching ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) physical status classification equal or greater than 3
  • Patients with bleeding disorder or coagulopathy
  • Patients with BMI 35.0 or higher
  • Patients with habitual smoking
  • Pregnancy

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Taiwan1 site
  • Chang Gung Memeorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center

    Taoyuan, 333

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About this study

Official title: A Pilot Study of Robot-assisted Nipple-sparing Mastectomy Followed by Immediate Breast Reconstruction Using da Vinci SP ® Single-port System

Nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) is indicated for breast cancer requiring total mastectomy and without nipple involvement by cancer. Robot-assisted mastectomy enables removal of the whole breast tissue with well-preserved breast skin envelope through a single longitudinal incision in the anterior axillary line at the nipple areolar level. The next-generation robot, da Vinci SP system, is single-armed, equipped with multiple flexible instruments and camera, which is likely to improve the efficacy of robotic mastectomy. The investigator's scope of this study is to establish the feasibility and safety of SP-applied NSM through this single-armed pilot trial. Participants with breast cancer indicated for nipple-sparing mastectomy or candidates of prophylactic mastectomy carrying germline pathogenic or likely pathogenic BRCA1/2 mutations are recruited to receive SP-assisted unilateral or bilateral NSMs. Immediate breast reconstruction is followed according to the mode of the plastic surgeon's clinical decision. The primary endpoint is technical feasibility, and the secondary endpoint is safety and patient-reported outcome.

Read the detailed description

About 49% of breast cancer surgery is managed by total mastectomy, and half of the patients undergo breast reconstruction. Nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) is indicated for breast cancer requiring total mastectomy and without nipple involvement by cancer. The local recurrence rate is not increased and the cosmetic result much improved. Robot-assisted mastectomy utilizes surgeon-controlled robotic arms with delicate, multi-jointed instruments and 3-dimentional high-definition camera in place of conventional instruments under bare eye vision. Through a single longitudinal incision in the anterior axillary line at the nipple areolar level, the lesion and the whole breast tissue can be totally removed with negative resection margins and well-preserved breast skin envelope. Breast reconstruction can be successfully performed through the same incision and results in a scarless front view. Currently, this surgery is effectively carried out with da Vinci Xi system. However, the small incision may result in the collision of robotic arms outside the torso and hence decreases the range of instrument motion. The next-generation robot, da Vinci SP system, is single-armed, equipped with multiple flexible instruments and camera, which are devoid of outside collision and allows work in a larger surgical field through the same small incision. The SP system reduces blind areas in the surgical field and the blockade of camera vision by the detached space-taking specimens, and, therefore, will hopefully reduce the surgical time. The investigator's scope of this study is to establish the feasibility and safety of SP-applied NSM through this single-armed pilot trial. The investigators recruit breast cancer women indicated for nipple-sparing mastectomy or candidates of prophylactic mastectomy carrying germline pathogenic or likely pathogenic BRCA1/2 mutations to receive SP-assisted unilateral or bilateral NSMs. Immediate breast reconstruction is followed according to the mode of the plastic surgeon's clinical decision. The primary endpoint is technical feasibility (conversion rate, surgical time), and the secondary endpoint is safety and patient-reported outcome.

Being tested
da Vinci SPⓇ Single-port System
Keywords
robotic mastectomy, robot-assisted mastectomy, nipple-sparing mastectomy, axillary lymph node dissection, breast cancer surgery, breast reconstruction, prophylactic mastectomy, single-port systems
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • da Vinci SPⓇ Single-port SystemDevice

    Nipple-sparing mastectomy with or without axillary lymph node dissection using da Vinci SP single-port system

Study groups in NCT05448963
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Robotic mastectomyExperimentalPatients receive unilateral or bilateral robot-assisted nipple-sparing mastectomy with or without axillary lymph node dissection
Receives: Device: da Vinci SPⓇ Single-port System

What is being measured

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

  1. Surgical performance

    Ability in percentage to complete nipple-sparing mastectomy with da Vinci SP system (no conversion to conventional laparoscopic, multiport da Vinci surgery or open surgery; addition of access port to complete the procedure would not be considered as conversion) in per protocol population

    Measured: Day 1

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Acute Complications

    Rate of incidence of surgery-related acute complications including hemorrhage, infection, skin ischemia, nipple ischemia, flap ischemia, and requirement for debridement or re-operation within 30 days

    Measured: Day 1-Day 30

  2. Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Mortality and Morbidity

    Morbidity and mortality rate resulting from surgery among per protocol population

    Measured: Day 1-Day 30

Timeline

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

  1. First posted8 Jul 2022
  2. Study start30 Jul 2022
  3. Primary completion30 Jun 2023 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Aug 2023 (estimated)

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
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Model description
single arm surgical intervention
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
30 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05448963
Sponsor's protocol ID
202101421A0
Status last verified
Apr 2023
First submitted
18 Jun 2022
Last updated
25 Apr 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
Individual data sharing
No: IPD are to be shared upon request to the principle investigator. The content of data sharing depend on research relevance and cooperative detail.

Publications

  • Sarfati B, Toesca A, Roulot A, Invento A. Transumbilical Single-port Robotically Assisted Nipple-sparing Mastectomy: A Cadaveric Study. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2020 May 27;8(5):e2778. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000002778. eCollection 2020 May.

    PubMed 33133886
  • Park HS, Lee J, Lee H, Lee K, Song SY, Toesca A. Development of Robotic Mastectomy Using a Single-Port Surgical Robot System. J Breast Cancer. 2020 Feb;23(1):107-112. doi: 10.4048/jbc.2020.23.e3.

    PubMed 32140275
  • Garcia-Etienne CA, Cody Iii HS 3rd, Disa JJ, Cordeiro P, Sacchini V. Nipple-sparing mastectomy: initial experience at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and a comprehensive review of literature. Breast J. 2009 Jul-Aug;15(4):440-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2009.00758.x. Epub 2009 May 22.

    PubMed 19496781
  • Galimberti V, Vicini E, Corso G, Morigi C, Fontana S, Sacchini V, Veronesi P. Nipple-sparing and skin-sparing mastectomy: Review of aims, oncological safety and contraindications. Breast. 2017 Aug;34 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S82-S84. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2017.06.034. Epub 2017 Jun 30.

    PubMed 28673535
  • Shimo A, Tsugawa K, Tsuchiya S, Yoshie R, Tsuchiya K, Uejima T, Kojima Y, Shimo A, Hayami R, Nishikawa T, Yabuki Y, Kawamoto H, Sudo A, Fukuda M, Kanemaki Y, Maeda I. Oncologic outcomes and technical considerations of nipple-sparing mastectomies in breast cancer: experience of 425 cases from a single institution. Breast Cancer. 2016 Nov;23(6):851-860. doi: 10.1007/s12282-015-0651-6. Epub 2015 Oct 13.

    PubMed 26464007
  • Frey JD, Salibian AA, Levine JP, Karp NS, Choi M. Incision Choices in Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: A Comparative Analysis of Outcomes and Evolution of a Clinical Algorithm. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 Dec;142(6):826e-835e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000004969.

    PubMed 30204677
  • Daar DA, Abdou SA, Rosario L, Rifkin WJ, Santos PJ, Wirth GA, Lane KT. Is There a Preferred Incision Location for Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 May;143(5):906e-919e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000005502.

    PubMed 30789474
  • Toesca A, Peradze N, Galimberti V, Manconi A, Intra M, Gentilini O, Sances D, Negri D, Veronesi G, Rietjens M, Zurrida S, Luini A, Veronesi U, Veronesi P. Robotic Nipple-sparing Mastectomy and Immediate Breast Reconstruction With Implant: First Report of Surgical Technique. Ann Surg. 2017 Aug;266(2):e28-e30. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001397. No abstract available.

    PubMed 28692558
  • Selber JC. Robotic Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: The Next Step in the Evolution of Minimally Invasive Breast Surgery. Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Jan;26(1):10-11. doi: 10.1245/s10434-018-6936-1. Epub 2018 Nov 12. No abstract available.

    PubMed 30421063
  • Toesca A, Peradze N, Manconi A, Galimberti V, Intra M, Colleoni M, Bonanni B, Curigliano G, Rietjens M, Viale G, Sacchini V, Veronesi P. Robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy for the treatment of breast cancer: Feasibility and safety study. Breast. 2017 Feb;31:51-56. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2016.10.009. Epub 2016 Nov 2.

    PubMed 27810700
  • Lai HW, Wang CC, Lai YC, Chen CJ, Lin SL, Chen ST, Lin YJ, Chen DR, Kuo SJ. The learning curve of robotic nipple sparing mastectomy for breast cancer: An analysis of consecutive 39 procedures with cumulative sum plot. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2019 Feb;45(2):125-133. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2018.09.021. Epub 2018 Oct 17.

    PubMed 30360987
  • Lai HW, Lin SL, Chen ST, Kuok KM, Chen SL, Lin YL, Chen DR, Kuo SJ. Single-Axillary-Incision Endoscopic-Assisted Hybrid Technique for Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: Technique, Preliminary Results, and Patient-Reported Cosmetic Outcome from Preliminary 50 Procedures. Ann Surg Oncol. 2018 May;25(5):1340-1349. doi: 10.1245/s10434-018-6383-z. Epub 2018 Feb 26.

    PubMed 29484564
  • Lai HW, Toesca A, Sarfati B, Park HS, Houvenaeghel G, Selber JC, Cheng FT, Kuo WL, Peradze N, Song SY, Mok CW. Consensus Statement on Robotic Mastectomy-Expert Panel From International Endoscopic and Robotic Breast Surgery Symposium (IERBS) 2019. Ann Surg. 2020 Jun;271(6):1005-1012. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000003789.

    PubMed 31977514
  • Kuo WL, Huang JJ, Huang YT, Chueh LF, Lee JT, Tsai HP, Chen SC. Robot-assisted Mastectomy Followed by Immediate Autologous Microsurgical Free Flap Reconstruction: Techniques and Feasibility in Three Different Breast Cancer Surgical Scenarios. Clin Breast Cancer. 2020 Feb;20(1):e1-e8. doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2019.06.018. Epub 2019 Sep 4. No abstract available.

    PubMed 31780382
  • Toesca A, Sangalli C, Maisonneuve P, Massari G, Girardi A, Baker JL, Lissidini G, Invento A, Farante G, Corso G, Rietjens M, Peradze N, Gottardi A, Magnoni F, Bottiglieri L, Lazzeroni M, Montagna E, Labo P, Orecchia R, Galimberti V, Intra M, Sacchini V, Veronesi P. A Randomized Trial of Robotic Mastectomy Versus Open Surgery in Women With Breast Cancer or BrCA Mutation. Ann Surg. 2022 Jul 1;276(1):11-19. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004969. Epub 2021 Jun 9.

    PubMed 34597010

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing da Vinci SPⓇ Single-port System in people with Nipple-sparing Mastectomy and Prophylactic Mastectomy, run by Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.

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 9 inclusion and 8 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Apr 2023. 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 Taiwan. 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?

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?

Surgical performance (time frame: Day 1). 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 NCT05448963, which also lists 19 linked publications.

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 25 Apr 2023.

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