Status:

RECRUITING

Magnetic Marker Localization for Occult Breast Cancer and Target Axillary Dissection in Node-positive Breast Cancer Post-neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

Lead Sponsor:

The University of Hong Kong

Collaborating Sponsors:

Endomagnetics Ltd.

Conditions:

Breast Neoplasm

Chemotherapy Effect

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer is expanding in the recent decade. Patients with good response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy could benefit from de-escalation of breast and axilla op...

Detailed Description

Eligible patients will receive ultrasound guided placement of magnetic seeds (Magseed®) within the cortex of the sampled lymph node and epicenter of the breast tumor by radiologists before commencemen...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All patients with cT1-3N1 invasive ductal carcinoma planned for neoadjuvant chemotherapy and/or target therapy
  • mentally competent to give informed consent
  • Agreed to proceed with curative operation after chemotherapy and tentatively keen for breast conservative surgery and targeted axillary dissection after neoadjuvant chemotherapy
  • Radiologically 1-3 ipsilateral axillary lymph node metastases confirmed by cytology or biopsy

Exclusion

  • Presence of distant metastasis, inflammatory breast cancers, multi-centric breast cancers
  • History of previous ipsilateral axillary surgery or irradiation
  • Hypersensitivity to dextran compounds or iron
  • Iron overload disease
  • Pregnant or lactating patients
  • Patients with pacemaker or other implantable metallic devices in chest wall or prosthesis in shoulder
  • Mentally incompetent patients

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 15 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2028

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05427071

Start Date

October 15 2020

End Date

December 31 2028

Last Update

June 22 2022

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University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong