MRI for Detecting Cancer in Women Who Are at High Risk of Developing Breast Cancer

Pilot Study: High Risk Breast Cancer Screening Pilot Study

RATIONALE: Screening tests may help doctors detect cancer cells early and plan more effective treatment for breast cancer. Diagnostic procedures such as MRI may improve the ability to detect breast cancer.

PURPOSE: Screening and diagnostic trial to study the effectiveness of MRI scans in women who are at high risk for developing breast cancer.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Estimate the diagnostic yield and positive predictive value of breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the detection of cancer in women who are at greater than 25% lifetime risk for developing breast cancer.
  • Compare the diagnostic yield and positive predictive value of MRI with conventional breast cancer screening (mammography and physical examination) for the detection of breast cancer in women with a greater than 25% lifetime risk of developing breast cancer.

OUTLINE: All patients receive a physical exam within 90 days of initial MRI scan. Patients undergo a two view screening mammogram within 3 months prior to study entry. Patients undergo an MRI with gadolinium contrast at entry. All lesions identified as suspicious on physical examination, mammography, or MRI undergo a core needle or excisional biopsy.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 200 patients will be accrued for this study within 2 years.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

200

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Ontario
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 1A8
        • University of Toronto
    • California
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94143-0128
        • UCSF Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute
    • Colorado
      • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80210
        • Porter Adventist Hospital
      • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80010
        • University of Colorado Cancer Center
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06102-5037
        • Hartford Hospital
    • District of Columbia
      • Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20007
        • Lombardi Cancer Center
    • New York
      • Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263-0001
        • Roswell Park Cancer Institute
    • North Carolina
      • Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599-7295
        • Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104-4283
        • University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
    • Texas
      • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75235-9154
        • Simmons Cancer Center - Dallas
    • Virginia
      • Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22908
        • Cancer Center at the University of Virginia
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195-6043
        • University of Washington Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

25 years to 120 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Patients at greater than 25% lifetime risk for breast cancer on the basis of family history or a genetic test
  • Prior breast cancer allowed if patient meets the greater than 25% lifetime risk

    • Patients with greater than 5 years since diagnosis must have at least 50% probability for developing breast cancer by the Couch model or be positive for BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation
  • Hormone receptor status:

    • Not specified

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 25 and over

Sex:

  • Female

Menopausal status:

  • Not specified

Performance status:

  • Not specified

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • Not specified

Hepatic:

  • Not specified

Renal:

  • Not specified

Other:

  • No contraindications to MRI scan including patients with pacemakers, magnetic aneurysm clips or other implanted magnetic devices, or severe claustrophobia
  • Not pregnant

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy

  • Not specified

Endocrine therapy

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy

  • Not specified

Surgery

  • Not specified

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Screening

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Mitchell Schnall, PhD, Abramson Cancer Center of The University of Pennsylvania

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 1999

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2002

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2002

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 1, 1999

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 19, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

August 20, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 24, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 23, 2019

Last Verified

September 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CDR0000066851
  • UPCC-ACR-6884
  • UPCC -IBMC-6884

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