Status:

UNKNOWN

Pre-operative Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Young Breast Cancer Patients

Lead Sponsor:

McMaster University

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Eligibility:

FEMALE

Up to 50 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Young women with breast cancer have an increased breast tissue density and conventional imaging tests such as mammography and breast ultrasound are less sensitive and specific for detecting breast can...

Detailed Description

Inclusion Criteria: * female aged ≤ 50 * histologically proven invasive breast cancer Exclusion Criteria: * Is not considered a surgical candidate * Has had prior breast cancer surgery or an excisi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Female aged \<= 50 years
  • Histological proof of invasive breast cancer via fine needle aspiration or core needle biopsy
  • Premenopausal

Exclusion

  • Patient not considered an appropriate surgical candidate; i.e., patient is not well enough to have breast cancer surgery
  • Patient has had prior breast cancer surgery or an excisional biopsy of the newly diagnosed cancer
  • Patient has a contraindication to undergoing breast MRI (i.e., pacemaker, neurodefibrillator, metallic foreign bodies, etc.)
  • Patient has inflammatory breast cancer according to the standard clinical definition. This is a type of breast cancer in which there is evidence of erythema and/or edema. The skin of the breast may also have changes of peau d'orange.
  • Patient has locally advanced breast cancer according to the standard clinical definition.
  • Patient is pregnant
  • Patient has a psychiatric or addictive disorder that would preclude them from obtaining informed consent.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

44 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00801476

Start Date

April 1 2008

End Date

May 1 2010

Last Update

November 18 2009

Active Locations (2)

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St. Josephs' Healthcare

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 4A6

2

Juravinski Cancer Centre

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8V 5C2