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Outcome of Biennial Screening Contrast-Enhanced Mammography (CEM) in Women With a Personal History of Breast Cancer
Led by Wendie Berg · Updated on 2025-09-11
1500
Participants Needed
6
Research Sites
69 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
W
Wendie Berg
Lead Sponsor
B
Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Researchers are evaluating whether adding biennial contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) to annual 3D mammography (digital breast tomosynthesis or DBT) improves breast cancer detection while keeping false positives low in women with a personal history of breast cancer. The study aims to see if CEM can maintain or improve cancer detection rates compared to annual DBT alone, potentially finding cancers missed by DBT. This trial is prospective and involves women aged 30 to 79 who have had breast cancer and are at least one year past surgery or treatment. Participants will receive a baseline CEM exam along with their routine annual 3D mammogram, then have follow-up CEM exams at 24 and 48 months after the baseline. Throughout the study, they will continue their usual annual 3D mammograms as part of standard care. Two radiologists will independently review the mammograms and CEM images in different sequences to evaluate detection rates and false positives. During the study, women will attend screening visits to receive their imaging exams and have their results interpreted by radiologists. Researchers will measure how many additional cancers are detected at 24, 48, and 62 months, the rate of false-positive recalls, and the positive predictive value of the combined imaging. The study will monitor participant safety and outcomes over several years, with the total participation lasting at least four years.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Biennial CEM in Women With a Personal History of Breast Cancer
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Women aged 30 to 79 years
- Personal history of breast cancer
- At least one year since any breast cancer surgery or treatment
- Scheduled for routine annual mammogram with tomosynthesis (DBT)
- Asymptomatic at time of enrollment
You will not qualify if you...
- History of moderate or severe allergic reaction to iodinated contrast (except mild reactions managed with pre-medication and no allergy to Benadryl)
- Presence of breast implants in breasts to be screened
- History of bilateral mastectomy
- History of kidney failure or estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) below 45 mL/min
- Pregnancy or lactation
- Currently receiving chemotherapy for any cancer
- Having only one kidney
- Stage 4 metastasis to visceral areas or brain
- Breast MRI exam within 24 months prior to current CEM
- CEM exam within prior 23 months
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - 48 months
Participants receive routine annual 3D mammography exams as part of their usual care while being observed through biennial contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) exams.
1 baseline CEM exam, then CEM exams at 24 months and 48 months; annual 3D mammography exams during this time
Trial Site Locations
Total: 6 locations
1
UPMC Magee-Womens Imaging - Bethel Park
Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, United States, 15102
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2
UPMC Magee at the Lemieux Sports Complex
Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, United States, 16066
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3
Magee Womancare Monroeville
Monroeville, Pennsylvania, United States, 15146
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4
Magee-Womens Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
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5
Hillman Cancer Center at Shadyside
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15232
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6
UPMC West Mifflin Outpatient Center
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States, 15236
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Research Team
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Wendie Berg, MD, PhD
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McKenna Rigling, MS
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
SCREENING
Number of Arms
1
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