Status:

RECRUITING

A Pilot Study To Evaluate the Effectiveness of Pulsed Time-Domain Optical Spectroscopy for Monitoring the Responses in Neoadjuvant Treatments of Locally-Advanced Breast Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Collaborating Sponsors:

ART Advanced Research Technologies Inc.

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

20-80 years

Brief Summary

This study will investigate optical tissue characteristics as a function of neoadjuvant breast cancer treatment. Our objective in this pilot study will be to identify diffuse optical spectroscopy para...

Detailed Description

Breast cancer is the most common malignancy for females in North America. Around 5-15% of the estimated 200,000 new cases diagnosed each year will present with locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) (T...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Locally Advance Breast Cancer
  • Subjects must give appropriate written informed consent prior to participation in the study;
  • Subjects must be able and willing to comply with the safety procedures during the Scanning Period;
  • Subjects must be women of between 20 and 80 years of age, inclusive, on the day the Informed Consent Form is signed;
  • Subjects must be women who will be receiving neoadjuvant radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy for locally-advanced breast cancer.
  • Subjects of childbearing potential must be using an acceptable method of birth control. Subjects not of childbearing potential are defined as either surgically sterile or post-menopausal. Post-menopausal women are defined as those women with a documented menstruation cessation for 12 consecutive months prior to signing the Informed Consent Form

Exclusion

  • Subjects with a past medical history of abnormalities, significant injury, or medical or surgical procedures (e.g.,silicone/saline implants) involving either breast, exclusive of the lesion at issue;
  • Subjects with any dermatologic abnormalities (including tattoos, open sores, or breached skin) involving either breast;
  • Subjects with a current or past medical history of connective tissue disease;
  • Subjects who are pregnant or lactating;
  • Subjects with an implanted electronic device such as a cardiac pacemaker, defibrillator, or neurological stimulator;
  • Subjects with a history or expectation of significant anxiety associated with undergoing diagnostic evaluations;
  • Subjects with a history of musculoskeletal disease which may predispose them to discomfort during the Scanning Period;
  • Subjects with a known sensitivity to purified water, soybean oil, sucrose, polysorbate 80, oleic acid, EDTA, benzalkonium chloride, FD\&C caramel color, butylated hydroxyanisole, and/or sodium hydroxide;
  • Subjects with a known sensitivity to low-power infrared radiation (e.g., as a result of a dermatologic condition); and
  • Subjects, who, in the opinion of the investigator or clinical research coordinator, may not otherwise be appropriate for inclusion into the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2007

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 17 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00438074

Start Date

February 1 2007

End Date

May 17 2024

Last Update

February 9 2024

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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5