Status:
COMPLETED
Trial Comparing Radioactive Seed Localization to Standard Procedure for Non-palpable Breast Cancers
Lead Sponsor:
McMaster University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
Conditions:
Breast Cancer Invasive Nos
Stage 0 Breast Carcinoma
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a new surgical technique (radioguided seed localization) for localizing nonpalpable breast tumours is better than the standard technique (needle local...
Detailed Description
Most breast cancers are removed by partial mastectomy/lumpectomy. The most important factor in ensuring that the cancer does not return in the breast is to ensure that it is completely removed during ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Histologically confirmed invasive or in situ breast carcinoma
- Nonpalpable breast tumour
- Candidate for breast conserving surgery (BCS) based on clinical and radiologic evaluation
Exclusion
- Histological confirmation more than 3 months from enrollment
- Pregnancy or lactation
- Contraindication to BCS or patient requests mastectomy
- Age less than 18 years
- Male patient
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
333 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00225927
Start Date
June 1 2004
End Date
June 1 2010
Last Update
March 2 2011
Active Locations (3)
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1
St. Joseph's Healthcare
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 4A6
2
Juravinski Cancer Centre
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8V 5C2
3
Princess Margaret Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2M9