Status:

RECRUITING

VisR Ultrasound for Noninvasively Interrogating Stromal Collagen Organization in Women as a Breast Cancer Biomarker: Evaluation of Anisotropy in Cancer Patients

Lead Sponsor:

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

20-90 years

Brief Summary

Purpose: This study will evaluate how measurements of tissue stiffness, viscosity, and anisotropy using non-invasive ultrasound imaging correlate with breast tumor malignancy and response to chemother...

Detailed Description

The purpose of the proposed research is to evaluate in vivo the feasibility of ultrasound-derived metrics for stiffness, elasticity, viscosity, and anisotropy for clinical diagnostic breast imaging. T...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria (Arm 1):
  • Subjects are 20-90 years of age
  • Subjects are female
  • Breast lesion is sonographically visible with B-Mode ultrasound on diagnostic workup
  • Breast lesion(s) have BI-RADS 4a, 4b, 4c, or 5 rating
  • Exclusion Criteria (Arm 1):
  • Inability to provide informed consent
  • Inability to communicate in English
  • Inability to remain motionless for 15 minutes
  • Subjects with breast implants
  • Breast mass is deeper than 4 cm from skin surface
  • Subjects who are pregnant or lactating
  • Subjects who have pacemakers or implanted cardioverters
  • Subjects with a history of mastectomy
  • Previous biopsy or surgery to the site of the mass, surgical excision of mass of interest
  • Subject is male
  • Inclusion Criteria (Arm 2):
  • Subjects are 20-90 years of age
  • Subjects are female
  • Breast lesion is sonographically visible with B-Mode ultrasound on diagnostic workup
  • Breast lesion(s) have BI-RADS 6 rating, subject will be undergoing NAT for stage 2 or 3 malignant breast lesion(s)
  • Exclusion Criteria (Arm 2):
  • Inability to provide informed consent
  • Inability to communicate in English
  • Inability to remain motionless for 15 minutes
  • Subjects with breast implants
  • Breast mass is deeper than 4 cm from skin surface
  • Subjects who are pregnant or lactating
  • Subjects who have pacemakers or implanted cardioverters
  • Subjects with a history of mastectomy
  • Previous biopsy or surgery to the site of the mass, surgical excision of mass of interest
  • Subject is male

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    March 7 2025

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    February 24 2028

    Estimated Enrollment :

    250 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT06878547

    Start Date

    March 7 2025

    End Date

    February 24 2028

    Last Update

    May 28 2025

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    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27514