Feasibility Study of Vessel Analysis for Noninvasive Diagnosis of Malignancy in Breast Tumors

May 10, 2010 updated by: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
This is a pilot study designed to explore the feasibility of non-invasively diagnosing the presence of cancer in the breast using non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods and an analysis of vessel shape defined from these magnetic resonance images.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

6

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

  • United States
    • North Carolina
      • Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27514
        • UNC Hospitals

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:

  • adult women (age >= 18),
  • with Histologically documented newly diagnosed stage II-IV invasive breast cancer appropriate for neoadjuvant (preoperative) systemic therapy.
  • ECOG performance status of 0, 1, or 2 at the initiation of the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • pregnant women
  • women with contralateral mastectomies
  • known bilateral tumors
  • subjects prone to claustrophobia
  • contraindicated to have MRI
  • mentally impaired
  • not fluent in english

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1
Other: Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) of the Breast
Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) of the breast will be performed before or after pre-treatment magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and then once again before or after the post-treatment MRI.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Amount of Blood Vessel Tortuosity in Breast With Known Cancer
Time Frame: up to two weeks prior to start of chemotheraphy
Amount of vessel tortuosity before the start of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and at the end of neoadjuvant chemotherapy
up to two weeks prior to start of chemotheraphy

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: William Irvin, MD, UNC-CH

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 28, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 6, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

March 7, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 18, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 10, 2010

Last Verified

May 1, 2010

More Information

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Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • LCCC0718

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