Active clinical trials for "Breast Neoplasms"

The investigators are conducting a study entitled 'Experience of Arab American Women with Breast Cancer: In-depth Interviews' through which they hope to learn more about Arab women's experience with breast cancer.

This pilot research trial studies magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and cardio (heart)-pulmonary (lung) exercise testing in evaluating exercise intolerance in patients with stage I-III breast cancer after treatment with chemotherapy drugs called anthracyclines. Anthracyclines are related with heart problems, cardiac abnormalities, bone and muscle dysfunction. Patients with breast cancer who are exposed to anthracycline drugs may also experience progressive fatigue and exercise intolerance which may limit daily activities and is an important barrier for patients returning to work. Using MRI and cardio-pulmonary exercise testing (CPET) may help doctors understand the causes of fatigue and exercise intolerance in patients receiving anthracycline chemotherapy and this may also allow doctors to plan better treatments to protect patients' heart, cardiovascular system, bone and muscle function.

This study is experimental and will prospectively assess the proportion of patients in the two (2) MammaPrint Risk categories in patients of Chinese descent.

This real-life Health Economics and Outcome Research (HEOR) study will enable to assess the impact of current therapies on quality of life (QoL), productivity loss and health care resource utilization in metastatic breast cancer (mBC). This prospective study will estimate patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and resource utilization data for mBC patients stratified according to treatment type, treatment line and disease status (progression vs. progression free) in a real-life setting. To estimate QoL, work productivity and health care resource utilization of post-menopausal patients with ER+/HER2- locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer in a real-life setting. The secondary objective is to estimate QoL and work productivity of mBC patients' caregivers. During the course of the study, data will be collected on quality of life and work productivity. Patients and caregivers will be asked to fill a set of questionnaires at their recruitment in the study, at 3 months and at 6 months after recruitment.

A retrospective, observational, not EPA, multicenter study to evaluate the Clinical Benefit of Trastuzumab in Combination With Lapatinib in Metastatic Breast Cancer HER2 Positive Patients Who Has Been Previously Treated With Trastuzumab and/or Lapatinib between January 2005 and December 2011

This is an observational study of 3 arms: breast conservation therapy, mastectomy and reconstruction, and mastectomy only.

This study will describe the treatment paradigm used over recent years in the clinical management of Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2)+ metastatic breast cancer in Hungary. This information will provide insight into real-world exposure and adherence to anti-HER2 therapy containing regimens, and improve understanding of the reasons for discontinuation of this therapy. This is a retrospective, descriptive, cohort study of approximately 180 female patients diagnosed with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer in Hungary. Patients diagnosed with, or who progressed to, metastatic disease between 01 September 2009 and 01 September 2010 will be included. All patients will be followed until death, loss to follow-up or the end of the study period (30 September 2012). All data will be collected retrospectively from patient medical records. Descriptive statistics of the demographic and clinical characteristics of HER2+ metastatic breast cancer patients, including sites of metastases, the time from initial breast cancer diagnosis until diagnosis of metastatic disease, and HER2 testing methodology and status of HER2 will be described. Further, descriptive statistics of the proportion of HER2+ metastatic breast cancer patients who received anti-HER2 therapy, the sequencing of different therapies, and the duration of therapies in the metastatic setting will be analysed. Among the subset of women who receive lapatinib plus capecitabine, descriptive statistics of the timing of initiation of lapatinib plus capecitabine in the metastatic treatment pathway, time to treatment discontinuation and time to progression (TTP) on lapatinib plus capecitabine will be calculated. Further, descriptive statistics of the type and duration anti-HER2 therapies used prior to initiation of lapatinib plus capecitabine and, where relevant, after lapatinib+capecitabine will be performed.

The goal of the study is to compare the radiologist confidence level in evaluating patients with known breast lesions using a carbon nanotube x-ray based stationary breast tomosynthesis imaging device. The comparison will be made against conventional mammography acquired as a part of a standard clinical workup. One hundred patients who are to have a clinical surgical breast biopsy will be recruited for the study. A reader study will be performed to evaluate the ROC characteristics of the system.

This is a pilot, simulated breast cancer screening study. The goal of the study is to explore these scanning modalities: 1) Combined digital breast tomosynthesis(DBT)/dual-sides 3 dimensional-automated ultrasound(AUS) 2. Explore the utility of photoacoustic imaging as an adjunct to digital breast tomosynthesis(DBT)/ultrasound(US)alone.

The scope of this study is to measure the impact of MammaPrint on treatment in Hormone Receptor (HR)-positive HER2-negative breast cancer patients. In addition, the impact of MammaPrint on treatment in patients with T1a/T1b and pN0/pN1 (up to 1 node), Triple Negative or HER2-positive tumors will be assessed.