Active clinical trials for "Breast Neoplasms"

The OctavaPink test is indicated as an adjunct to mammography for breast cancer screening in asymptomatic women for whom screening or diagnostic mammography findings are normal or benign (BIRADS assessment category 1 or 2) and breast tissue is dense (BIRADS composition/density 3 or 4). The device is intended to increase breast cancer detection in the described patient population. Based upon the result of OctavaPink, the patient will be further evaluated by their physician.

Patients with a higher breast cancer risk (higher than 17% according to the IBIS calculation) will receive a 2D digital mammography together with a 3D tomosynthesis (so called combo tomo) of both breasts in two views in order to investigate the additional value of tomosynthesis in the diagnosis of breast cancer.

Breast cancer biomarkers are usually performed on core needle biopsy (CNB) specimens and are not routinely repeated on surgical specimens (SS). However, preliminary data suggests that testing these biomarkers, on SS when compared to CNB samples can lead to different results. Our hypothesis is that The aim of this study is to identify a group of women with invasive breast cancer who may benefit from additional HER2 testing on their SS to ensure that areas of HER2 amplification are not missed. Another aim is to determine whether further HER2 testing on the SS in select patients would lead to changes in breast cancer treatment options.

The Breast Cancer Registry aims to collect clinical data of all breast cancer patients diagnosed and/or treated in the National University Hospital, with the goal of understanding risk factors, presenting symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and outcome data of breast cancer in Singapore. This information will contribute to improving management of breast cancer patients.

Breast cancer is a common malignancy world-wide, and is the commonest female malignancy in Singapore, with rising trends in incidence over the last 2 decades. While there have been improvements in treatment, mortality from breast cancer remains significant. Development of biomarkers to predict treatment response and toxicity to anti-cancer agents can rationalize the choice of therapy for the individual patients to optimize treatment outcome and to reduce unnecessary toxicities. Development of novel therapies or novel approaches to therapy is also critical to improve the treatment armamentarium in breast cancer. These research strategies will have an significant impact on breast cancer treatment both in Singapore as well as globally.

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) is a diagnostic technique in MRI that distinguishes various metabolites on the basis of their slightly different chemical shifts or resonance frequencies. The Proton is the most abundant nucleus in the body. We will try to establish the typical proton MRS pattern of normal women breasts to be a guideline for future further investigations.

To assess the need of respiratory gated radiotherapy in left sided breast cancer patients.

This is a single-arm, multicentre study that aims to assess whether Radiomics combining multiparametric MRI and clinical data could be a good predictor of the responses to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in Breast Cancer.

The investigators aim to evaluate the possibility of clinical application of ctDNA detection in peripheral blood of normal people, benign breast disease patients and breast cancer patients, so as to act as the new techniques or indicators of early screening of breast cancer.

Geneswell BCT is a precise and qualitative in vitro diagnostic test. The expression of 9 genes was obtained from the formalin fixed paraffin embedded block (FFPE) of breast cancer tissue samples by RT-qPCR, and the patients were divided into high-risk group and low-risk group. This test provides prognostic information to assess the risk of recurrence. The BCT score calculated by geneswell BCT was associated with the risk of recurrence. The higher the BCT score, the more likely it is to relapse, and vice versa.