3.0 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Breast Cancer Detection in High Risk Women

April 3, 2012 updated by: NYU Langone Health

A Study to Evaluate 3.0 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Breasts in High Risk Women

This study is to find out if 3.0 Tesla (3.0-T) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) will improve in diagnosing breast cancer in women with high-risk of breast cancer.

Study Overview

Status

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Withdrawn

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Life time risk of developing breast cancer is greatly elevated in women with familial breast cancer, especially in BRCA carriers. Prevention and early detection strategies in these high risk women include risk reducing surgery, chemoprevention and close surveillance with semiannual clinical breast exams and yearly mammograms starting at age 25-35. Unfortunately, screening mammography detects only half the breast cancers in mutation carriers, presumably due to higher breast density in the younger women and perhaps due to inherent characteristics of their tumors such as rapid growth. In light of these limitations in this high risk group, some have suggested incorporation of semiannual mammograms and/or other imaging modalities such as ultrasound (US) and MRI.

In this study, high risk women who have a suspicious mammographic lesion - categorized as Breast Imaging Reporting and data System (BI-RADS) 4 will be recruited to undergo a breast MRI before to a biopsy of the suspicious abnormality. All women will undergo a biopsy as a part of her standard of care. The results of the MRI will not influence our decision on whether a biopsy should be performed. The MRI results will be compared with the biopsy results with pathology as the gold standard.

Study Type

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Interventional

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10016
        • NYU Medical Center

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Women at high risk of developing breast cancer as outlined by the American Cancer society (ACS): women with known predisposing mutations (in BRCA1, 2 or PTEN genes), women with first degree relative who is a known carrier or has a 20% or more life time risk of breast cancer.
  • The above high-risk women with a suspicious lesion classified as BIRADS 4 that is detected on mammography. Since the spatial resolution of 3.0-T breast MRI is similar to digital mammography, there is no limitation to the size of the mammographic lesion.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy or lactating women

  • Contraindications for MRI:

    1. electrical implants (e.g. cardiac pacemakers or perfusion pumps)
    2. ferromagnetic implants such as aneurysm clips, surgical clips, prostheses, artificial hearts, valves with steel parts, metal fragments, shrapnel, tattoos near the eye, or steel implants
    3. pre-existing medical conditions including a likelihood of developing seizures or claustrophobic reactions, and any greater than normal potential for cardiac arrest
    4. weight over 350 lbs
  • Although a women meets our criteria for high risks for breast cancer and has an abnormal mammogram, she will be excluded from our study if her insurer does not provide payment for the breast MRI. The suspicious lesion will be biopsied under mammographic guidance as part of her standard of care. The third party carriers have been reimbursing payment for a breast MRI in these high risk women, especially after the ACS guidelines were released in 2007. Therefore, this outcome is unlikely to occur.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: MRI
Device: 3.0-T MRI
Participants undergo MRI prior to biopsy.
Procedure: biopsy
Participants undergo breast biopsy after 3.0-T MRI.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Percentage of participants with mammographically occult breast cancer detected by 3.0-T MRI
Time Frame: 2 years
This is the frequency of mammographically occult breast cancer detected by 3.0-T MRI in a subset of high risk women with a suspicious mammographically detected lesion.
2 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Percentage of participants with incidental lesions detected by MRI
Time Frame: 2 years

This is defined as the number of participants who have incidental lesions by MRI over the total number of participants.

Incidental lesions are the lesions only detected by 3.0-T MRI, and not seen by mammography.
2 years
False positive rate
Time Frame: 2 years
The rate is defined as the percentage of participants who are diagnosed with breast cancer by MRI, yet not have the cancer. The MRI results will be compared with biopsy results with the pathology as the gold standard.
2 years
False negative rate
Time Frame: 2 years
The rate is defined as the percentage of participants who are diagnosed by pathology, yet not by MRI. The MRI results will be compared with biopsy results with the pathology as the gold standard.
2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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NYU Langone Health

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Linda Moy, MD, NYU Langone Health

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

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August 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

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January 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

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January 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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August 2, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 2, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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August 4, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

Last Update Posted

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April 5, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 3, 2012

Last Verified

Last Verified

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April 1, 2012

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  • 09-0051

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