Active clinical trials for "Breast Neoplasms"

The purpose of this study is to examine whether a group CBT intervention is effective in reducing psychological distress in women with primary breast cancer.

Standard administration of capecitabine use a 14 days administration. Routine practice in several intitution leads to use a 5 out of 7 days regimen, with less toxicity. Purpose : to compare the pharmacokinetics of capecitabine, administered 5 days out of 7, as compared to the standard administration (14 days out of 21). The second end point is to compare toxicity with either regimen. Method : Randomized study with two groups : one with standard administration , the second with 5/7 days regimen

The purpose of this study is to evalute whether CAD (computer-aided detection) in FFDM (full-field digital mammography) can facilitate the detection rate of breast cancer on mammography compared with FFDM without CAD.

Breast cancer can cause focal temperature increase on the breast skin due to vasodilatation mediated by NO secretion from cancer cells. Our study is to evaluate this situation and to assess the diagnostic efficacy of infrared imaging (thermography)on breast cancer.

Fertility is of great importance to young women with cancer. Concerns about the ability to become pregnant after cancer treatment may influence treatment decisions and fertility decision-making is challenging. Despite these challenges, there is a lack of fertility decision support tools. Our team developed the Begin Exploring Fertility Options, Risks and Expectations (BEFORE) decision aid for young breast cancer patients in Canada. This study aims to evaluate the implementation of the BEFORE decision aid in hospital settings through a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial.

Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in peripheral blood originate from breast cancer (primary and metastatic lesions) shedding. Utilization of CTCs as novel and noninvasive tests for diagnosis confirmation, therapy selection, and cancer surveillance is a rapidly growing area of interest. In this project, the investigators will explore a novel detection technology of circulating tumor cells in breast cancer using novel Microfluidic and Raman Spectrum Device. The primary objective is to demonstrate that the CTC assay counts technology can distinguish between healthy subjects and malignant breast cancer subjects. The secondary objective is to demonstrate that the CTCs detection technology can evaluate the efficacy of chemotherapy and neoadjuvant chemotherapy, as well as dynamic treatment monitoring and prognosis evaluation.

Based on the breast cancer organ platform, this experiment establishes a drug sensitivity test method that is closer to the body tumor in breast cancer, provides a basis for the accurate treatment of breast cancer, and discusses the possible mechanism of breast cancer drug resistance.

Breast cancer ranks top 4 Taiwan mortality cause in 2016 and the incidence rate has been increasing. Since advances in screening and treatment over last decades, disease-free survival in HER2 positive breast cancer improved and relapse rates decrease as well. While health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and productivity benefit is not currently formally assessed by Taiwan Health Technology Agency (HTA) in Taiwan, the value of therapy in terms of a wider societal benefit is a critical factor which is increasingly being considered as part of the overall assessment of the value of a new medicine. Sort of productivity study in cancer is lack of in Taiwan. Referenced Roche UK team published comprehensive productivity studies1 Taiwan Epidemiology Association wants to initiate study to understand holistic value in each stage of breast cancer and quantify the value of new drug to support HTA assessment. The data will be collected through study, and adapt to cost-effectiveness model for future reimbursement submission.

This study evaluates utility of a novel technique using India Ink to aid in the identification and retrieval of axillary lymph nodes during surgery, in breast cancer patients with suspicious lymph nodes. The first part of the study will evaluate the feasibility of the technique in patients who commence their treatment with surgery. Provided its success, the second part of the study will evaluate the applicability of this same technique in patients who receive chemotherapy before having surgery.

Data from the National Cancer Institute (Inca) reveal that breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women worldwide. In Brazil, it is second only to non-melanoma skin cancer. Breast cancer is a feared disease in the female universe because it is considered one of the major causes of death due to neoplasia among women. It brings also the stigma of suffering, mutilation, loss of female identity and loss of body contour. Among other issues, problems with body self-image may have an impact on sexuality and fertility, and also, the incapacity to breastfeed. Breast reconstruction can restore the patient's shape and physical integrity, among other benefits. The research justifies itself because information about the satisfaction of breast reconstruction can be achieved. It is also known that women having breast reconstruction after a mastectomy due to cancer have a favorable evolution. This study will analyze body contour satisfaction of women undergoing mastectomy and breast reconstruction as part of their breast cancer treatment. The Breast Q questionnaire will be used to measure patients satisfaction.