Active clinical trials for "Breast Neoplasms"

The role of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy(SLNB) among mutation-negative BC patients is well established; however, we are lacking data to assess the role of sentinel lymph node biopsy for patients who are undergoing surgery for prophylactic reasons without proven malignancy. Literature has reported a positive Occult Breast Cancer (OBC) rate of 0 to 11.3% among mastectomy specimens which are removed prophylactically. Majority of the time when the invasive focus is diagnosed in prophylactic mastectomy specimens they are found to be in-situ cases where axillary Staging using SLNB can be exempted; however, when the OBC is identified even in prophylactic mastectomy specimens, axilla should be addressed accordingly. Albeit SLNB has associated complications with it; postoperative pain, lymphedema, paresthesia and rare reaction to the injected dye. Therefore the question here arises regarding skipping SLNB among patients who are undergoing PRRMs without proven malignancy pre-operatively. However, before standardizing the practice in our population we need convincing evidence that the frequency of OBC is low among our patients. By identifying the true prevalence of OBC among our gene-positive HBC patients who are opting for PRRM, we would be able to skip SLNB; as not only it has psychological implications but also adds a financial burden on patients and families due to the addition of an extra procedure and hospital bills; as the financial and socioeconomic status of our population has already declined over last few years due to the economic crises faced worldwide, specifically after-affects are seen in Lower Middle-Income Country(LMIC) like Pakistan.

This is a retrospective cohort study to assess the real-world analysis of concomitant medication use among metastatic breast cancer patients treated with CDK4/6 inhibitors utilizing the US Optum research administrative claims database.

Comparison of Preoperative Automated Breast Ultrasound (ABUS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients.

The aim of this study is to define silent breast cancer prevalence in both sexes and will be held by biopsies performed in imaging suspicious areas of the breast (ecography and mammography) in cadavers without known breast cancer.

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between nutrition, physical activity and brain function in breast cancer survivors.

The first aim of this research project is to identify what factors motivate patients to seek assessment for early lymphedema and further, to gain insight into the signs and symptoms of developing lymphedema and the concurrent physical measurements. The second aim is to identify other sensory signs and symptoms and changes in body perception which may be perceived by the patient as reflective of lymphedema, and to identify to which degree they contribute to the patients' motivation to seek referral to lymphedema clinics.

Fresh breast core biopsies suspicious for breast cancer that are usually taken during clinical breast assessments will be imaged via confocal microscopy. The device so called HistologTM Scanner is based on confocal fluorescence and displays microscopic histology images superficial layers of fresh tissue. After the imaging procedure the fresh breast tissue specimen will be followed according to the gold standard workflow (H&E-stained images). Subsequently, two pathologists will analyze the HistologTM Scanner obtained-images and H&E-stained images for potential breast cancer structures. A comparison of both analyses for cancer visualization will be performed to evaluate the feasibility of using confocal microscopy for breast cancer detection.

Early stage hormone receptor positive breast cancer is typically treated with adjuvant endocrine therapy in order to decrease risk of breast cancer recurrence and to improve overall survival from the disease. Typical agents used for treatment include tamoxifen and the aromatase inhibitors. In postmenopausal women, aromatase inhibitor therapy is increasingly common because it is associated with fewer long-term serious toxicities compared to tamoxifen. However, aromatase inhibitors cause arthralgias in 40-50% of patients, which can influence adherence to therapy and can lead to treatment discontinuation in a minority of cases. The mechanism underlying development of this toxicity remains unclear, and predictors of who will develop these symptoms remain undefined. This observational study is designed to collect patient-reported outcomes and serial serum samples in order to investigate potential etiologies of this bothersome toxicity.

A registry trial evaluating resection of the primary breast tumor in women presenting with de novo stage IV breast cancer with bone metastasis only. Previous reports of carefully selected patients presenting with stage IV breast cancer suggest that surgery on the primary tumor may result in improved survival, but this remains unproven. The early results of our ongoing trial MF07-01 trial (a phase III randomized controlled trial of breast cancer women with distant metastases at presentation who receive loco-regional treatment for intact primary tumor compared with those who do not receive such treatment) showed that patients with bone metastasis only have a trend toward improved survival with initial surgery.

Near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging using indocyanine green (ICG) has been used for breast cancer surgery such as sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping and breast cancer localization. In this study, our hypothesis are as following: As inject only indocyanine green (ICG), it provide the surgeon visual guidance to ensure better outcome. indocyanine green (ICG) permitted accurate preoperative and intraoperative detection of the SLNs as well as nonpalpable benign brest lesion in patients with breast cancer.