Active clinical trials for "Breast Neoplasms"

The primary objective is to examine the impact on progression-free survival of targeted therapy for breast cancer suggested by proteomic and genomic profiling.

This pilot clinical trial studies light-scattering spectroscopy in finding disease in patients with stage II-III breast cancer. Diagnostic procedures, such as light-scattering spectroscopy, may help find and diagnose breast cancer

Evaluate quantitative VCEUS imaging for determining early breast cancer response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and compare results to co-temporal volume change on grayscale ultrasound and post-treatment mammography findings utilizing final surgical pathology and clinical outcome. Assess incremental benefit of quantitative VCEUS to planar CEUS tumor perfusion measurements and enhancement patterns in predicting tumor response to adjuvant treatment in clinical studies. The contrast agent Definity® is FDA approved for use as a contrast agent during ultrasound (echocardiography) of the heart. Definity® will be used "off-label" (during ultrasound of the breast) in this study. The administration of Definity® during this study will follow total dose guidelines approved by the FDA.

The purpose of this trial in addition to a dose finding study for concurrent Paclitaxel, will be to establish a treatment algorithm for chest wall reirradiation. A nominal margin of at least 5cm will be used on the protocol and extending it to 7cm. Considering the standard treatment of breast cancer incorporates a cumulative dose of 60Gy, delivering an additional 50.4 Gy followed by a boost should target a total dose of 120 Gy.

The main objective of the study is to assess the sensitivity and specificity of Tomosynthesis in detecting the multicentricity of mammary tumor.

This study is being done to find out the number of surgical procedures required to achieve clear margins in women with newly diagnosed early stage breast carcinoma. The investigators are also looking at the number of additional biopsies performed before surgery, the mastectomy rate, detection of breast cancer on the opposite side (contralateral carcinoma), time form diagnosis to local therapy, and evaluation time to local recurrence.

Aromatase inhibitors are the standard treatment for hormone responsive advanced breast cancer. The combination of the aromatase inhibitor exemestane with with another breast cancer drug that blocks epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and Erb-2 activity (lapatinib) is being studied for the possibility of improving response to therapy, and delaying resistance to endocrine therapy.

This is a pilot study designed to explore the feasibility of non-invasively diagnosing the presence of cancer in the breast using non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods and an analysis of vessel shape defined from these magnetic resonance images.

In about half the cases of breast cancer, there is hypoxic (no, or little oxygen) tissue present. Hypoxic cells can be resistant to treatment and may cause increased tumour growth. This study will use 18F-FAZA PET scans before surgery or treatment to assess whether patients have hypoxic tumours. The results will be compared to tissue samples removed during surgery and to the distribution of 18F-FDG.

breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women and first cause of cancer death among them. in Egypt it constitutes 33% of female cancer cases and more than22000 new cases diagnosed each year. there are many prognostic factors for breast cancer as Tumer size, axillary lymph node status, hormonal receptor status, and tumer markers as Ca15-3 and interferon gamma.