Clinical Evaluation of Tissue Sampling Bias in Histologic Evaluation of Sentinel Lymph Nodes in Breast Cancer

• Conditions: Breast Diseases; Breast Neoplasms
• Interventions: Device: Sysmex's 5-blade lymph node cutter

• Registration Number: NCT01140763
• Lead Sponsor: Sysmex America, Inc.

Brief Summary

This is a study to evaluate the incidence of sampling bias during pathologic assessment of sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) when they are cut at a certain thickness (1 mm) and the tissue slices are completely analyzed by histopathology (at 200 µm sections). The sponsor and investigators would like to determine how often small cancer deposits are present in one slice but not the other. The data will provide an empirical estimate of the incidence of tissue sampling bias inherent in using different tissue sections for analysis. The data will also show how varying degrees of detail in evaluating the sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) with histopathology methods will impact the degree of agreement.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2010-06-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-06-08
• Study First Posted: 2010-06-09
• Status Verified: 2010-08
• Study Start: 2010-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-08-27
• Last Update Posted: 2010-08-30
• Primary Completion: 2011-12
• Study Completion: 2012-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 75

Inclusion Criteria

• Male or female
• 18 years of age or older
• Diagnosed pre-surgically with T1 or T2 breast cancer and scheduled for surgery including sentinel lymph node dissection
• Subjects (or the subject's legal representative) who have read, understood (to the best of their ability) and signed the informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria

• Subjects diagnosed pre-surgically with large or locally advanced (T3 & T4) breast cancer
• Pregnant subjects, confirmed by interview with either subject or treating physician
• Subjects diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer
• Subjects diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) when breast conservation is to be done
• Subjects with clinically suspicious, palpable axillary lymph nodes
• Subjects previously treated for or previously diagnosed with another type of invasive cancer. Subjects with skin cancer (basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma) may be included, except for subjects diagnosed with melanoma
• Subjects who have received pre-operative systemic therapy
• Subjects who are incapable of providing written informed consent
• Subjects who have been judged to be an inappropriate candidate by any medical care provider (e.g., surgeon, oncologist or pathologist).

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Sysmex's 5-blade cutter.	Sysmex's 5-blade lymph node cutter	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prospectively assess the agreement of histopathology results on tissue sections taken from different slices of SLNs removed using standard SLN biopsy procedures.	9 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Breast Care Specialist, PC; 🇺🇸 Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States