Status:

RECRUITING

Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Scan for the Estimation of Tissue Pressure in Patients With Breast Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Thomas Jefferson University

Conditions:

Breast Carcinoma

Eligibility:

FEMALE

21+ years

Phase:

EARLY_PHASE1

Brief Summary

This clinical trial studies the use of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in estimating tissue pressure in patients with breast cancer. Diagnostic procedures, such as CEUS, may help estimate tissue p...

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To determine if the 3-dimensional (3D) subharmonic aided pressure estimation (SHAPE) results can be used to estimate interstitial fluid pressures (IFPs) in breast tumor and its ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Provide signed and dated informed consent form
  • Be conscious, willing and able to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study
  • At least 21 years old
  • Be scheduled for a breast biopsy (Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System \[BIRAD\] 4, 4A, 4B, 4C or 5)
  • Patient with an at least 1 cm mass located at \< 3 cm depth, approachable by 2.5 inch needle
  • Be medically stable as determined by the investigator
  • If a female of child-bearing potential, must have a negative urine pregnancy test within 24 hours prior to administration of Definity

Exclusion

  • Females who are pregnant or nursing
  • Patients who are medically unstable, patients who are seriously or terminally ill, and patients whose clinical course is unpredictable. For example:
  • Patients on life support or in a critical care unit
  • Patients with unstable occlusive disease (e.g., crescendo angina)
  • Patients with clinically unstable cardiac arrhythmias, such as recurrent ventricular tachycardia
  • Patients with uncontrolled congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association \[NYHA\] class IV)
  • Patients with recent cerebral hemorrhage
  • Patients who have undergone surgery within 24 hours prior to the study sonographic examination
  • Patients with known hypersensitivity or allergy to any component of Definity
  • Patients with unstable cardiopulmonary conditions or respiratory distress syndrome
  • Patients with uncontrollable emphysema, pulmonary vasculitis, pulmonary hypertension or a history of pulmonary emboli

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 24 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

January 1 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

25 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04721886

Start Date

November 24 2020

End Date

January 1 2025

Last Update

February 15 2024

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Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107