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Intra-SURGerY High-resolution Specimen PET/CT Imager for Margin Assessment in Early-stage Breast Cancer

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Breast-conserving Surgery
Interventions
Device: AURA 10 PET/CT
Registration Number
NCT06474975
Lead Sponsor
European Institute of Oncology
Brief Summary

This study is a diagnostic open-label, prospective, single-arm non-inferiority clinical trial.

The primary endpoint is the accuracy to detect positive invasive margins in invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) patients by high-resolution specimen Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) imaging.

Detailed Description

The rationale of this study is to examine the non-inferiority of intraoperative high-resolution specimen PET/CT imaging in early-stage breast cancer for the identification of all positive margins of the invasive component during Breast Cancer Surgery (BCS) as compared to standard-of-care gross pathology evaluation.

The PET/CT specimen imager is used to intraoperatively assess resection margins and histopathological findings of the breast tumor specimen are applied as the gold standard.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria
  • females with an age over 18 years;
  • confirmed breast cancer with indication to undergo BCS (stage I-II with tumor ≤2.5 in greatest dimension);
  • vacuum-assisted core breast biopsy is allowed for non-invasive tumors only;
  • able to understand treatment protocol and informed consent form;
  • estimated by the investigator to be compliant for study participation.
Exclusion Criteria
  • general or local contra-indication for BCS;
  • previous breast surgery;
  • inflammatory breast cancer;
  • radiotherapy of the ipsilateral breast;
  • vacuum-assisted core breast biopsy for all patients with invasive tumors (vacuum-assisted core breast biopsy is allowed for patients with non-invasive tumors as long as the residual tumor size on mammogram is at least 1.0 cm);
  • pregnancy or lactation;
  • participation in other clinical studies with a radiation exposure of more than 1 mSv in the past year;
  • active bacterial, viral or fungal infection.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Identification of positive margins with PET/CT specimen imagerAURA 10 PET/CTIdentification of all positive margins of the invasive component during BCS using PET/CT specimen imager
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Evaluation of the accuracy to detect positive invasive margins in IDC patients1 month

Evaluation of intraoperative high-resolution specimen PET/CT imaging for the identification of all invasive positive margins during primary breast-conserving surgery (BCS) of invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC), as compared to perioperative gross pathology evaluation. Permanent pathology is used as the gold standard for margin assessment.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Evaluation of diagnostic performance of PET/CT in the detection of positive margins respect to gross pathology1 month

determining the diagnostic performance of intraoperative high-resolution specimen PET/CT imaging and gross pathology to detect all positive margin;

Definition of optimal SUVmax cut-off1 months

determining the optimal SUVmax cut-off in intraoperative high-resolution specimen PET/CT imaging for the correct detection of malignant vs. non-malignant tissues, using pathology results as standard-of-reference

Detection of malignant cells in resected lymph nodes and cavity shaves1 month

exploring the ability of intraoperative high-resolution specimen PET/CT imaging to detect the presence of malignant cells in resected lymph nodes and cavity shaves;

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

European Institute of Oncology

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Milan, Italy

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