Status:

UNKNOWN

PET-MRI for Axillary Staging in Node Negative Breast Cancer Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Maastricht University Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

Erasmus Medical Center

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Breast Neoplasms

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Axillary lymph node status is an important prognostic factor for patients with breast cancer. After breast cancer diagnosis, current nodal staging consists of axillary ultrasound (US) combined with ti...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Female patient with histologically confirmed breast cancer and clinically confirmed negative lymph nodes in the axilla, scheduled to undergo SLNB
  • Patients who are willing and able to undergo the study procedures
  • The patient has provided personally written informed consent

Exclusion

  • Patients treated with neoadjuvant systemic therapy prior to axillary nodal staging
  • Patients with clinically positive axillary lymph nodes
  • Age \< 18 years
  • Inability to provide informed consent
  • Pregnancy
  • Weight \>100 kg (because of the format of the PET/MRI scanner)
  • General contraindications for MRI (such as pacemaker, aneurysm clips, metallic device in their body, severe claustrophobia) or PET (i.e. known allergy to 18F-FDG)
  • Hyperglycaemia (\> 11 mmol/L) at the time of 18F-FDG injection

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 22 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

125 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03374826

Start Date

February 22 2018

End Date

December 1 2023

Last Update

October 31 2023

Active Locations (2)

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Maastricht University Medical Center

Maastricht, Netherlands

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Erasmus Medical Center

Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3015GD