Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of Surgery, Radiation Therapy, Chemotherapy, and Hormone Therapy on Biomarkers in Women With Stage I, Stage II, Stage III Breast Cancer, or Ductal Carcinoma In Situ That Can Be Removed By Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of blood from patients with cancer to study in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that may occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related ...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: * Measure the effects of surgery and radiation on concentrations of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) in women with newly diagnosed stage I-III invasive breast cancer or ductal ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically and/or cytologically confirmed stage I-III invasive breast carcinoma or ductal carcinoma in situ
  • Newly diagnosed disease
  • Patient must be initiating a new course of treatment for breast carcinoma, including surgery (mastectomy or lumpectomy with or without nodal evaluation) with or without any of the following:
  • Radiation therapy
  • Chemotherapy
  • Endocrine therapy
  • No known or suspected metastatic disease
  • Hormone receptor status:
  • Not specified
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Female
  • Menopausal status not specified
  • No infectious or inflammatory condition, at the discretion of the principal investigator
  • No other malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • More than 6 months since prior surgery
  • Fine-needle aspirate or biopsy allowed
  • More than 6 months since prior radiotherapy
  • More than 6 months since prior chemotherapy
  • More than 6 months since prior endocrine therapy
  • No neoadjuvant endocrine therapy or chemotherapy
  • More than 2 weeks since prior and no concurrent regular use of any of the following:
  • Hydroxymethyl glutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor (statin)
  • Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)\*
  • Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor
  • Aspirin\*
  • Acetaminophen and opioid use is permitted as needed NOTE: \*Use of these products ≤ 2 times per week at standard over-the-counter doses allowed

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    May 1 2006

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    December 1 2013

    Estimated Enrollment :

    35 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00373191

    Start Date

    May 1 2006

    End Date

    December 1 2013

    Last Update

    October 12 2015

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    Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21231-2410