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Koning Breast Computed Tomography Guided Neoadjuvant Treatment Monitoring

Completed
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Interventions
Device: Koning Breast CT
Registration Number
NCT01771497
Lead Sponsor
Koning Corporation
Brief Summary

The hypothesis of this study is that using Koning Breast CT during the neoadjuvant treatment of breast cancer will allow for accurate tumor localization and tumor volume measurement, leading to improved surgical and radiation therapy outcomes.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
12
Inclusion Criteria
  • Female gender
  • Age 18 years or older
  • Any ethnicity
  • Are undergoing neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced breast cancer with either chemotherapy or hormonal therapy
  • Is able to provide informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnancy
  • Lactation
  • Women who are unable or unwilling to understand or to provide informed consent
  • Women with physical limitations that may prohibit resting prone on the exam table, such as, but not limited to: frozen shoulder, recent heart surgery, pace maker.
  • Women who are unable to tolerate study constraints.
  • Women who have received radiation treatments to the thorax for malignant and nonmalignant conditions, such as (but not limited to):
  • Treatment for enlarged thymus gland as an infant
  • Irradiation for benign breast conditions, including breast inflammation after giving birth
  • Treatment for Hodgkin's disease
  • Women who have participated in a prior breast clinical trial that gave additional radiation dose, such as an additional mammogram.
  • Women who have received large numbers of diagnostic x-ray examinations for monitoring of disease such as (but not limited to):
  • Tuberculosis
  • Severe scoliosis

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Women undergoing neoadjuvant therapyKoning Breast CT-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Tumor volume change from baseline during neoadjuvant treatmentBaseline, mid-point (~3 months), and end of therapy (4-6 months)

Tumor volume will be measured with KBCT imaging at the beginning of the therapy (baseline), mid-point of the therapy (about 3 months after the treatment starts) and end of therapy (about 4-6 months after the treatment starts). The volume change from the baseline during the treatment will be recorded.

Adverse Events will be recorded as a measure of safety.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Rochester Medical Center Highland Breast Imaging Center

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Rochester, New York, United States

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