Status:

COMPLETED

Protocol to Examine Methylation of Tumor Suppression Genes in Women at High Risk of Developing Breast Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Carol Fabian, MD

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Avon Foundation

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Brief Summary

A study to examine the correlations between methylation of various genes associated with breast cancer and proliferation and cytomorphology in breast epithelial cells acquired by random periareolar fi...

Detailed Description

A study to examine the correlation between gene promotor methylation and benign breast tissue proliferation and cytomorphology collected via random periareolar fine needle aspiration in postmenopausal...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • women at high risk of developing breast cancer determined by family or personal history
  • willing to participate in companion protocol (KUMC HSC#4601) for random periareolar fine needle aspiration (RPFNA) for correlational studies
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • exclude women who have been on raloxifene, tamoxifen, letrozole, anastrozole or exemestane within the six months prior to RPFNA

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 1 2005

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    November 1 2008

    Estimated Enrollment :

    281 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00323908

    Start Date

    June 1 2005

    End Date

    November 1 2008

    Last Update

    May 22 2023

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