Clinical Evaluation of Tissue Sampling Bias in Histologic Evaluation of Sentinel Lymph Nodes in Breast Cancer

August 27, 2010 updated by: Sysmex America, Inc.

Tissue Sampling Bias in Histologic Evaluation of Sentinel Lymph Nodes in Breast Cancer

This is a study to evaluate the incidence of sampling bias during pathologic assessment of sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) when they are cut at a certain thickness (1 mm) and the tissue slices are completely analyzed by histopathology (at 200 µm sections). The sponsor and investigators would like to determine how often small cancer deposits are present in one slice but not the other. The data will provide an empirical estimate of the incidence of tissue sampling bias inherent in using different tissue sections for analysis. The data will also show how varying degrees of detail in evaluating the sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) with histopathology methods will impact the degree of agreement.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

75

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
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States, 18104
        • Recruiting
        • Breast Care Specialist, PC
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Mark A Gittleman, MD

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

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with a previous diagnosis of breast cancer scheduled for sentinel lymph node dissection.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male or female
  • 18 years of age or older
  • Diagnosed pre-surgically with T1 or T2 breast cancer and scheduled for surgery including sentinel lymph node dissection
  • Subjects (or the subject's legal representative) who have read, understood (to the best of their ability) and signed the informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects diagnosed pre-surgically with large or locally advanced (T3 & T4) breast cancer
  • Pregnant subjects, confirmed by interview with either subject or treating physician
  • Subjects diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer
  • Subjects diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) when breast conservation is to be done
  • Subjects with clinically suspicious, palpable axillary lymph nodes
  • Subjects previously treated for or previously diagnosed with another type of invasive cancer. Subjects with skin cancer (basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma) may be included, except for subjects diagnosed with melanoma
  • Subjects who have received pre-operative systemic therapy
  • Subjects who are incapable of providing written informed consent
  • Subjects who have been judged to be an inappropriate candidate by any medical care provider (e.g., surgeon, oncologist or pathologist).

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

  • Observational Models: Case-Only
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Sysmex's 5-blade cutter.
Device: Sysmex's 5-blade lymph node cutter
A maximum of 3 dissected sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) per subject will be included in this study. Lymph nodes will be sliced at 1 mm intervals with Sysmex's 5-blade lymph node cutter. Alternate slices will be allocated to either "reference" histopathology or "test" histopathology. Three serial sections will be cut every 200 µm (level): the 1st section per level for hematoxylin & eosin (H&E), the middle section of the 3rd level for Immunohistochemistry (IHC)(pan- cytokeratin antibody clone AE1/AE3). All other sections will be blanks in case further analysis is needed.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Prospectively assess the agreement of histopathology results on tissue sections taken from different slices of SLNs removed using standard SLN biopsy procedures.
Time Frame: 9 months
9 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Sysmex America, Inc.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2011

Study Completion (Anticipated)

March 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 3, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 8, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

June 9, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 30, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 27, 2010

Last Verified

August 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Histo-BC-001

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

Subscribe