Active clinical trials for "Breast Neoplasms"

This trial assesses current biomarker testing practices for common solid cancers in precision oncology in the community setting. Cancer biomarkers are used for diagnosing the disease, determining prognosis, predicting response to a targeted therapy, or monitoring response to therapy. Testing quality, including accuracy and timeliness, is imperative for correct disease prognosis and identification of patients who may or may not benefit from a targeted therapy. Assessing current biomarker testing practices may help doctors identify gaps and variations in testing as well as on potential ?best practices? that may be informative and generalizable to community oncology programs.

A key tenet of this project is that of reaching translational human diagnosis and biomarker end points. To lay a foundation and make progress towards these translational goals, investigators will address the following specific aim: To determine if BMI/ obesity differentially influence expression and epigenetic signatures in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) from Hispanic compared to NHW women.

Positron Emission Tomography Imaging with 3-Deoxy-3'-[18F]Fluorothymidine (FLT) can selectively identify proliferating and non-proliferating tissues, including tumors. FLT uptake in the tumor is an indirect marker of DNA synthesis activity, which is a target of chemotherapy. Our hypothesis is that early change in FLT uptake in tumor with chemotherapy will predict pathological response to neoadjuvant therapy in breast cancer. Tumor uptake of FLT will be imaged and measured with positron emission mammography (PEM), a PET scanner optimized for breast imaging with a significantly improved resolution compared to conventional whole-body PET imaging systems.

This research study is looking at breast cancer risk in women who are BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation carriers. Studying samples of DNA in the laboratory from women who are BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation carriers may help doctors identify biomarkers related to cancer.

Patients who received breast MRI will be evaluated for a variety of indications including : # each indication : 1) known cancer staging for local exent, 2)high risk, 3)high suspicion clinical finding, 4)questionable mammo finding, 5)silicone leak The number of incidental lesions not detected by any other method that were subsequently subjected to biopsy with the following BIRADS categories 3-# reasons for bx 4-# 5-# Of the lesions detected % of each BIRADS category were postive histologies-ductal, lobular, DCIS, etc. and negative (fibrosis, hyperplasia, etc.) Criteria for classification: morphology, dynamics, clinical significance will be evaluated and a predictive value established.

Currently in Canada, and at the Cross Cancer Institute, the treatment of many women with breast cancer involves radiotherapy (RT). There is a complex process which takes place in order to plan the radiation therapy before patients commence their treatment. In many circumstances the investigators use computerized technology to assist in planning their treatment. This allows more precision in delivering the treatment to the desired areas and avoiding areas of normal tissue. Once the planning process is completed, the investigators then place marks with a marker pen on the skin of the patient to outline the area where the radiation will be delivered. The investigators confirm that the correct area is being treated with an x-ray taken on the treatment unit while the patient is in the treatment position. This is called a port film or verification film. The investigators then compare this to what they set up with the computerized data. If all the information matches, the patient is then treated for the full course of radiation, with the assumption that all treatments are given in the correct position. No further routine checking is done. The standard at some radiotherapy centers is that the patient treatment position is verified weekly by a portal film. At the Cross Cancer Institute the investigators normally only do it once at the beginning of treatment. No information is available to confirm the necessity of doing more frequent verification films, but in view of the very complex nature of the investigators' treatment delivery, it may be necessary to confirm the accuracy of their treatment more often. Over the course of a 4-5 week treatment the investigators know that some patients may lose weight, some become more relaxed after a few days, and some have trouble with the movement in their shoulders; all of these factors influence the positioning of the patient. Measurements taken on the treatment unit often change during the course of a patient's treatment, but no further verification is performed to ensure that the treated area is still what was initially intended. It is important from a quality assurance standpoint to see if more frequent checking of the radiation treatment set-up is indicated.

This is an expanded access study with ANG1005 treatment for two individual patients from Protocol ANG1005-CLN-03 with WHO Grade III Anaplastic Astrocytoma and WHO Grade III Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma and one individual patient from Protocol ANG1005-CLN-04 with Recurrent Brain Metastases and Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis.

The purpose of this program is to provide access to tucatinib in the United States before FDA approval. Participants will receive a combination treatment of capecitabine, trastuzumab, and tucatinib. All treatments will be given on a 21 day cycle. To learn more about this program, contact Seattle Genetics' Medical Information (medinfo@seagen.com).

The purpose of this Cohort Treatment Plan is to allow access to alpelisib for patients diagnosed with HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer with mutated phosphoinositide 3-kinase who progressed on or after AI treatment. The patient's Treating Physician should follow the suggested treatment guidelines and comply with all local health authority regulations.

The treating physician/investigator contacts Lilly when, based on their medical opinion, a patient meets the criteria for inclusion in the expanded access program.