Status:

TERMINATED

Axillary Lymph Node Preservation Surgery in Reducing Lymphedema in Patients With Breast Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

City of Hope Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This pilot phase I and randomized phase II trial studies the best way to perform axillary lymph node preservation surgery and to see how well it works in preventing lymphedema in patients with breast ...

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To produce a map of the lymphatic drainage of the upper extremity as it relates to breast drainage, to determine the proportion of women undergoing axillary lymphadenectomy at r...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • \- Patients diagnosed with breast cancer with a planned axillary lymph node dissection planned for breast cancer

Exclusion

  • Prior lymphedema in either arm
  • Prior history of axillary surgery (except for sentinel node biopsies)
  • Prior history of chest/axillary radiation
  • Need for bilateral axillary node dissection surgery
  • Prior neurologic deficits (either motor or sensory) in ipsilateral arm
  • Known allergy to vital blue dyes
  • No prior diagnosis of inflammatory breast cancer
  • Cannot be pregnant or planning to continue breast-feeding immediately after surgery

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

39 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00932035

Start Date

June 1 2009

End Date

May 1 2014

Last Update

June 7 2017

Active Locations (3)

Enter a location and click search to find clinical trials sorted by distance.

Page 1 of 1 (3 locations)

1

City of Hope Medical Center

Duarte, California, United States, 91010

2

University of California, Davis Medical Center

Sacramento, California, United States, 95817

3

University of North Carolina

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599-1350