Ultrasound Monitoring of Clipped Lymph Nodes to Predict Axillary Response After Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer
A Prospective Diagnostic Clinical Study Based on Longitudinal Multimodal Ultrasound Evaluation of Clipped Lymph Nodes to Assess Axillary Pathological Response After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer
Study Overview
Status
Study Type
Enrollment (Estimated)
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Jingsi Mei
- Phone Number: +8618825050526
- Email: meijs@mail.sysu.edu.cn
Study Locations
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Guangdong
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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510000
- Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
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Contact:
- Jingsi Mei
- Phone Number: +862081332066
- Email: meijs@mail.sysu.edu.cn
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Sampling Method
Study Population
Patients with histologically confirmed invasive breast cancer and biopsy-proven metastatic axillary lymph nodes who will receive standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
All enrolled patients will have a metallic clip placed in the biopsied positive lymph node before treatment, undergo longitudinal multimodal ultrasound examinations during and after NAC, and finally receive surgery with postoperative pathological evaluation of axillary lymph nodes.
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Female patients aged 18 years or older.
Clinical stage of breast cancer: T1-T4, N1-N3, M0.
Axillary lymph node metastasis confirmed by fine-needle aspiration (FNA) or core-needle biopsy.
Indicated for and planned to receive standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) regimen.
The biopsy-proven metastatic lymph node is clearly visible on ultrasound and suitable for clip placement.
Completion of NAC followed by breast surgery and axillary lymph node dissection, with complete pathological results available.
Underwent multimodal ultrasound monitoring during NAC, including conventional ultrasound, elastography, and contrast-enhanced ultrasound.
Signed informed consent and willingness to complete all scheduled follow-ups.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Bilateral breast cancer.
Patients who are not suitable for neoadjuvant chemotherapy or plan to receive endocrine or targeted therapy only.
Prior breast or axillary surgery, chemotherapy, or other treatments that may affect the current therapeutic assessment.
Presence of distant metastasis or extensive axillary invasion making clip placement or evaluation difficult.
Pregnant or lactating women.
Poor image quality on ultrasound or other imaging modalities.
Inability to provide informed consent due to psychological, family, or social factors
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / Cohort |
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Breast cancer patients with clipped axillary lymph nodes receiving NAC and ultrasound follow-up.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
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Diagnostic performance of predictive model for axillary pathological complete response (ax-pCR)
Time Frame: At the time of postoperative pathological assessment (usually within 1 week after surgery)
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Area under the ROC curve (AUC), sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of the multimodal ultrasound-based predictive model for ax-pCR.
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At the time of postoperative pathological assessment (usually within 1 week after surgery)
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Diagnostic performance of predictive model for axillary pathological complete response (ax-pCR)
Time Frame: At the time of postoperative pathological assessment (usually within 1 week after surgery).
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Area under the ROC curve (AUC), sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of the multimodal ultrasound-based predictive model for ax-pCR.
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At the time of postoperative pathological assessment (usually within 1 week after surgery).
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Collaborators and Investigators
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Estimated)
Primary Completion (Estimated)
Study Completion (Estimated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- SYSKY-2025-752-01
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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