Active clinical trials for "Breast Neoplasms"

This multicenter, observational, prospective study will identify a powerful and easy predictive/prognostic marker to use with participants under bevacizumab.

Breast radiotherapy RT used until the 1990s was clearly responsible for increased mortality due to long term cardiac complications. Since the 2000s, improvements have appeared in dose distributions to organ at risks such as heart, but now, little is known on the risk of potential cardiac impairment in this population, in particular for chemotherapy naive patients. Based on the state that clinically detectable cardiotoxicity is generally preceded by subclinical cardiac dysfunctions, the aim of the BACCARAT study (BreAst Cancer and Cardiotoxicity induced by RAdioTherapy) is to evaluate whether adjuvant 3DCRT induces cardiac toxicity that could be detected in the first two years after treatment based on a global approach with repeated analysis of subclinical functional and anatomical cardiac lesions in myocardial and coronary levels and circulating biomarkers.

In the REaCT-Vascular Access Trastuzumab study (REaCT-VA), the investigator will use a novel method to allow comparisons of established standard of care vascular access strategies using the "integrated consent model" as part of a pragmatic clinical trial. The investigator wishes to address a non-pharmacologic issue regarding standard of care vascular access devices. Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC lines) versus subcutaneously implanted devices (PORTs).

This multicenter, prospectively designed study examines whether the Prosigna score influences physician and patient adjuvant treatment selection over and above currently used prognostic factors. This study also examines the impact of the test results on patients' reported outcomes, including their decisional conflict status and anxiety levels.

Some women have a higher risk than others of developing breast cancer. Unhealthy lifestyles, high breast density, family history, obesity, the presence of biomarkers associated with early neoplastic changes (considered alone or in combination) are just some of main factors that can increase the risk of breast cancer. Women with a higher risk may need to undergo more intensive screening activities, which include more frequent inspections and the possibility of experiment different types of tests. Instead, low risk women could be screened at longer intervals in order to reduce the screening harms (false positive results, overdiagnosis, radiation exposure, discomfort caused by the test itself, etc.) The ANDROMEDA Study aims at creating the possibility to customize the screening paths through a combined analysis of the above mentioned risk factors. Women consenting to be involved in the study will be asked to provide information on their lifestyle habits and reproductive history. Furthermore a blood sample will be collected for further bio-molecular analysis purposes.

The Tailored Breast Screening Trial (TBST) is a population-based, non-inferiority randomised trial aimed at evaluating the impact of tailored screening strategies addressed to premenopausal women, by using breast density as indicator of risk. 44-45 years old women will be enrolled and invited to undergo a digital mammography. Women are then randomly allocated in two arms. In the intervention arm, women will receive a tailored screening strategy according to breast density. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of a longer screening interval and the reduction of side effects for premenopausal women.

Currently many patients with HER2+ Breast Cancer do not have the opportunity to be evaluated by a medical oncologist for neo-adjuvant treatment due to the current lack of care coordination between the surgeon/surgical oncologist and the medical oncologists. This project will evaluate the feasibility to enhance knowledge that drives adoption of evidence based care, and evaluate the improvement in care coordination between oncologists and surgeons for patients with HER2+ Breast Cancer in the Neo-Adjuvant setting.

Background: - Researchers want to learn more about breast cancer in Latin American women. They also want to learn how and why women respond differently to standard treatment. Tissue and blood samples from women with breast cancer are needed to study this disease in order to find new ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. Objective: - To learn more about the biology and genetics of breast cancer in Latin American women. Eligibility: - Latin American women age 18 and older of all ethnic backgrounds who have clinical stage II or III breast cancer. They must still be active and able to self-care. Design: Participants are only agreeing to have extra tissue or blood samples collected. They are also letting tissue left over from surgery be used for research. No procedures outside of standard care will be done. Participants may have a medical history, physical exam, and blood tests. They may have a pregnancy test. They may have an ultrasound, mammogram, and other scans. They may have an intravenous needle placed in an arm vein. Participants may have a core biopsy. For this, a needle is inserted into the breast. A piece of tissue is extracted. Participants who have chemotherapy may have blood taken after treatment/before surgery. Tissue may also be collected. Participants will complete a questionnaire. It will ask about their social and economic background. It will ask about their family history of cancer. It will also ask about access to diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. Participants may be followed for up to 5 years.

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of breast reconstruction using Autologous Fat Grafting (AFG) for women post lumpectomy that have contour defects. The study hypothesis is that AFG has emerged as a less invasive alternative to breast reconstruction post mastectomy. AFG could be used to treat breast contour defects with much less invasive outpatient surgery, using the patient's own cells and tissues, which overall reduces risk.

The primary objective of the study is to clarify factors affecting the incidence of peripheral neuropathy in patients treated with HALAVEN. A total of 590 patients will be enrolled in this study with 295 patients in the treatment group of primary or secondary chemotherapy and 295 patients in the treatment group of tertiary or later chemotherapy.