Active clinical trials for "Breast Neoplasms"

Collection of thermal "images" of women with breast tumors in varying degrees of severity and of healthy women with no breast findings, in order to evaluate and improve Real Imaging's device ("RI4.0"), capabilities which will assist in early detection of breast cancer.

The objectives of this study are to: 1) describe the prevalence of neuropathic pain (NP) in breast cancer survivors and 2) to develop preliminary statistical risk models for predicting the risk for NP incorporating disease-related variables (e.g., stage of disease, location of tumor), treatment variables (chemotherapy, dose, duration; and other cancer therapy), clinical health status (e.g., comorbid conditions), and sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., age, sex, race). Researchers will also gather data to answer the following secondary aims: To assess the impact of NP on quality of life. To assess the current management of NP in cancer (current medication, duration of such treatment, reasons for discontinuation) and the outcomes of this management.

To evaluate Arimidex 6 month therapy as an adjuvant treatment in postmenopausal patients with advanced breast cancer in whom a partial or complete response or stabilized disease were obtained with first line chemotherapy, by tumoral response assessment.

This study is being done to learn about blood proteins. We want to see if the blood proteins in women whose biopsies show breast cancer are different from the blood proteins in women whose biopsies do not show breast cancer. The goal of this study is to develop a blood test than can help detect breast cancers when they are very small and easy to cure.

This study is being done to evaluate if MR spectroscopy will give us more information about whether or not your chemotherapy will work for you. Spectroscopy is a special set of pictures taken with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) that gives us information about the chemical composition of your breast cancer.

This study aims to perform x-ray diffraction analysis of blinded hair samples from women with a documented health status, to validate the previous findings of James et al who described that x-ray diffraction patterns of human hair can distinguish samples from healthy subjects from those of diseased subjects, specifically those suffering from breast cancer. The primary hypothesis is that x-ray diffraction of hair can be used to distinguish hair from patients with confirmed breast cancer from subjects without detectable breast cancer.

The investigators are conducting a study entitled 'Experience of Arab American Women with Breast Cancer: In-depth Interviews' through which they hope to learn more about Arab women's experience with breast cancer.

Women with dense breasts (BIRADS 3 or 4) with a BIRADS category 1 or 2 mammogram are asked to participate in a automated volume breast ultrasound scanner. The study evaluates prospectively the changes in recall rate, positive biopsy rate, cancer detection rate when BIRADS category 3 lesions are given a 1 year follow-up recommendation.

The purpose of the study is the identification and semi-quantification of Ki-67 protein expression level in breast cancer tissues by the GenASIs GoPth system as compared to manual reading of the same slides. The imaging system is intended for diagnostic use as an aid to the pathologist in the detection, counting and classifying ER/PR IHC stained samples

This pilot research trial studies magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and cardio (heart)-pulmonary (lung) exercise testing in evaluating exercise intolerance in patients with stage I-III breast cancer after treatment with chemotherapy drugs called anthracyclines. Anthracyclines are related with heart problems, cardiac abnormalities, bone and muscle dysfunction. Patients with breast cancer who are exposed to anthracycline drugs may also experience progressive fatigue and exercise intolerance which may limit daily activities and is an important barrier for patients returning to work. Using MRI and cardio-pulmonary exercise testing (CPET) may help doctors understand the causes of fatigue and exercise intolerance in patients receiving anthracycline chemotherapy and this may also allow doctors to plan better treatments to protect patients' heart, cardiovascular system, bone and muscle function.