Status:

COMPLETED

Upstaging of ALH/LCIS Found on Core Biopsy Based on Subsequent Excisional Biopsy

Lead Sponsor:

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Conditions:

Breast Neoplasms

Eligibility:

FEMALE

20+ years

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to determine how often patients who have atypical lobular hyperplasia (ALH) or lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) on core needle biopsy of an imaging (found by mammogram or bre...

Detailed Description

Patients will undergo a breast biopsy at which the area found to be ALH or LCIS on core biopsy will be removed surgically through a small incision in the breast. * The surgical biopsy specimen will b...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Women 20 years of age or older
  • Imaging abnormality necessitating a core needle biopsy
  • Core needle biopsy revealing ALH or LCIS
  • Patients may have a history of fibroadenoma and/or proliferative breast lesions with atypia

Exclusion

  • History and/or concomitant diagnosis of invasive breast cancer or ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)
  • A palpable abnormality diagnosed by core needle biopsy to be ALH or LCIS
  • Received tamoxifen in the past

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2004

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

November 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

78 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00146536

Start Date

November 1 2004

End Date

November 1 2012

Last Update

March 31 2017

Active Locations (2)

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Dana-Farber Cancer Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115

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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215