Pilot Study of Radiofrequency Ablation of Breast Cancer Lumpectomy Sites to Decrease Re-operation (eRFA)

October 28, 2015 updated by: University of Arkansas
In this protocol we combine two available and reliable treatments - lumpectomy and RFA. This combination method will provide for excision of the cancer as routinely accomplished and ablation of the cancer bed (lumpectomy site) to ensure negative margins without removing large volumes of tissue. This combined open technique will allow for full histologic analysis of the primary tumor and margin. Because no extra tissue is removed from the breast to generate negative margins it will result in better cosmesis than re-excision to obtain negative margins.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

While RFA alone is not approved for tumor destruction in breast it is FDA-approved for ablation of soft tissue after the breast cancer is removed. This study seeks to remove the tumor and then ablate a tumor-free zone (margin) of tissue around the lumpectomy site instead of removing more tissue. The primary short-term goal is to obviate the need for re-excision in the event of close or positive margins (< 3 mm) which occurs on average in ~40 percent of the cases. Permanent pathology is only an estimation of margin status since 90% of recurrences occur at the site of the original lumpectomy. RFA ensures a sterilized margin regardless of the accuracy of the permanent pathology.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

107

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

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

  • United States
    • Arkansas
      • Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205
        • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

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

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Female, 18-100 years old
  • Not pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Pre-study radiologic documentation of:
  • size ≤ 5 cm
  • unicentric, unilateral
  • suspicious mass or calcification
  • BIRADS classification ≥ IV
  • location of abnormality > 1 cm from skin
  • Ductal or Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma
  • Grade I-III on final pathology
  • Good general health
  • Zubrod Performance Status of 0,1, or 2
  • No previous chemotherapy
  • No palpable axillary or supraclavicular lymph nodes
  • If prior non-breast malignancy, must have > 5 year disease-free survival

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient < 18 y/o or > 100 y/o
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Male
  • Breast implants
  • Multicentric disease or bilateral disease
  • Lesions > 5 cm in diameter
  • Lesions < 1.0 cm from the skin
  • Previous prior radiation to the breast
  • Need for mastectomy
  • Diffuse microcalcifications (as determined by the Investigator)

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: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: NA
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
OTHER: 1
This is a non-randomized one arm study, all subjects receive treatment (radiofrequency ablation).
Device: AngioDynamics (previously RITA Med,Inc) radiofrequency delivery system (consisting of a generator and Starburst XL probe)
Generator is connected to a single use probe. Probe is inserted into the lumpectomy cavity and heated to 100 degrees Celsius and held there for 15 minutes, after which probe is removed.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Patients Requiring 2nd Surgery for Close or Positive Margins
Time Frame: Margins assessed at Final Pathology, approximately 1 week post-RF surgery
A "close" surgical margin implies that cancer cells are found on pathology to be very close to the surgical margin, and a "wide" surgical margin implies the tumor exists far from the cut edge or the surgical margin. For this study, we defined "close" as less than 3 mm.
Margins assessed at Final Pathology, approximately 1 week post-RF surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Recurrence of Breast Cancer at Prior Site of Disease
Time Frame: Until study end (2 years)
Until study end (2 years)

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

University of Arkansas

Collaborators

Angiodynamics, Inc.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: V. Suzanne Klimberg, M.D., University of Arkansas

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2004

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

June 1, 2013

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

December 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 11, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 11, 2007

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

December 12, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

November 24, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 28, 2015

Last Verified

October 1, 2015

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • UAMS 29143

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