Status:
COMPLETED
Breast Cancer Lymphedema: Role of Insulin Resistance/FOXC2
Lead Sponsor:
Stanford University
Collaborating Sponsors:
California Breast Cancer Research Program
Conditions:
Lymphedema
Breast Cancer
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Brief Summary
To better understand the mechanisms leading to lymphedema development in breast cancer survivors, and the implications for potential innovative approaches to the screening, prevention and treatment of...
Detailed Description
Lymphedema of the arm is an important, under-recognized, and under-treated complication of successful surgical and radiotherapeutic treatment of breast cancer. As a result of advances in early detecti...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients enrolled in the proposed studies must be survivors of breast cancer at a time point at least 4 years following the initial surgery and radiotherapy for the disease.
- Patients must have a history of unilateral axillary lymph node dissection.
- Patients referred to, or that receive their care within the Stanford University Breast Cancer Program and the Stanford Center for Lymphatic and Venous Disorders.
- Patients will be required to have the capacity to provide informed consent.
Exclusion
- Patients with other serious systemic illness (renal failure, hepatic dysfunction, congestive heart failure, neurological or psychological impairment) that would confound the study or impair the patients' ability to participate.
- Patients will not be enrolled if they are taking drugs that affect carbohydrate metabolism.
- Patients with recurrent breast cancer or other forms of pre-existing lymphedema will be ineligible.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2005
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00383604
Start Date
July 1 2005
End Date
April 1 2012
Last Update
May 30 2013
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Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California, United States, 94305