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Prognostic Study of Sentinel Lymph Node and Bone Marrow Metastases in Women With Stage I or Stage IIA Breast Cancer

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Interventions
Other: immunohistochemistry staining method
Procedure: lymphangiography
Procedure: sentinel lymph node biopsy
Procedure: therapeutic conventional surgery
Radiation: whole breast irradiation
Registration Number
NCT00003854
Lead Sponsor
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Biopsy of sentinel lymph nodes and bone marrow may improve the ability to detect and determine the extent of cancer.

PURPOSE: Phase III prognostic study of sentinel lymph node metastases and bone marrow metastases in women who have stage I or stage IIA breast cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Estimate the prevalence and evaluate the prognostic significance of sentinel lymph node micrometastases detected by immunohistochemistry in women with stage I or IIA breast cancer.

* Estimate the prevalence and evaluate the prognostic significance of bone marrow micrometastases detected by immunocytochemistry in these patients.

* Evaluate the hazard rate for regional recurrence in women whose sentinel nodes are negative by hematoxylin and eosin (H\&E) staining.

* Provide a mechanism for identifying women whose sentinel nodes contain metastases detected by H\&E so that these women can be considered as candidates for ACOSOG-Z0011.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
4590
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Patient must be female.

  2. Patient's clinical stage must be I or II (T1 or T2 N0 M0) and the tumor must be amenable to segmental mastectomy (lumpectomy).

  3. Patient must have a tissue diagnosis of invasive breast carcinoma. Note: A patient can be registered to this study if they have a cytologic diagnosis suggestive of carcinoma from a fine needle aspiration (FNA) of a palpable or non-palpable breast lesion and the investigator believes the breast lesion is clinically suspicious for invasive breast carcinoma.

  4. The date of the patient's first tissue diagnosis of invasive breast carcinoma or cytologic diagnosis of breast carcinoma must be no more than 60 days prior to SLND.

  5. The patient who had segmental mastectomy (lumpectomy) performed previously, and is now referred to the local investigator for SLND, is eligible if the lumpectomy was less than or equal to 60 days prior to the SLND. Copies of the operative and pathology reports must be submitted as a part of the registration process.

  6. Patient must have ECOG/Zubrod status of ≤2, as documented in patient's medical record.

  7. Patient must be available for follow-up.

  8. The patient with a history of a previous malignancy is eligible for this study as long as the patient meets the following criteria for a cancer survivor. A cancer survivor is eligible provided that the following criteria are met:

    1. The patient has undergone potentially curative therapy for all prior malignancies.
    2. There has been no evidence of any prior malignancies for at least five years with no evidence of recurrence (except for effectively treated basal cell or squamous carcinoma of the skin, carcinoma in-situ of the cervix that has been effectively treated by surgery alone, or lobular carcinoma in-situ of the ipsilateral or contralateral breast treated by surgery alone), and
    3. The patient is deemed by their treating physician to be at low risk for recurrence from prior malignancies.
  9. Signed and dated informed consent is obtained prior to patient registration.

  10. Patients of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 14 days of beginning study interventions.

  11. Patient must be able to physically undergo bilateral anterior iliac crest bone marrow aspiration.

Exclusion Criteria
  1. Patient is lactating (breastfeeding).

  2. Patient has been previously treated with chemotherapy, estrogen receptor antagonists (i.e. Tamoxifen) or selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs, i.e. Raloxifene) for this invasive breast cancer.

  3. Patient has a previously placed pre-pectoral breast implant. NOTE: A subpectoral implant is allowed.

  4. Patient is considered a poor surgical risk due to a non-malignant systemic disease (cardiovascular, renal, etc.), which would preclude the treatment options.

  5. Patient has concurrent bilateral invasive breast malignancies.

  6. Patient is not able to undergo and does not have access to radiation therapy as describedin Adjuvant Radiation Therapy in the Interventions section of the protocol.

    Patients with active connective tissue disorders and those that live too far from a radiation treatment center, for example, would not be eligible.

  7. Patient has clinically and radiologically identified multi-centric disease that is not amenable to a single lumpectomy.

  8. Patient has had previous ipsilateral axillary surgery such as excisional biopsy of lymph node(s), treatment of hidradenitis.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Surgery + radiotherapy + adjuvant therapysentinel lymph node biopsyPatients undergo bilateral anterior iliac crest bone marrow aspiration to test for presence of micrometastases. Patients then undergo breast-conserving therapy comprising segmental mastectomy and sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) with planned postoperative whole-breast radiotherapy and systemic adjuvant therapy. The SLND comprises ipsilateral axillary sentinel node identification and histopathology. Patients with no sentinel node identified intraoperatively and patients with sentinel node metastasis identified by hematoxylin and eosin (H\&E) who choose not to be registered to ACOSOG-Z0011 undergo axillary lymph node dissection involving removal of at least level I and II nodes. All patients undergo whole-breast radiotherapy (excluding a supraclavicular field) 5 days a week for a maximum of 8 weeks. Patients are followed at 30 days; at 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, and 36 months; and then annually until 10 years after surgery.
Surgery + radiotherapy + adjuvant therapyimmunohistochemistry staining methodPatients undergo bilateral anterior iliac crest bone marrow aspiration to test for presence of micrometastases. Patients then undergo breast-conserving therapy comprising segmental mastectomy and sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) with planned postoperative whole-breast radiotherapy and systemic adjuvant therapy. The SLND comprises ipsilateral axillary sentinel node identification and histopathology. Patients with no sentinel node identified intraoperatively and patients with sentinel node metastasis identified by hematoxylin and eosin (H\&E) who choose not to be registered to ACOSOG-Z0011 undergo axillary lymph node dissection involving removal of at least level I and II nodes. All patients undergo whole-breast radiotherapy (excluding a supraclavicular field) 5 days a week for a maximum of 8 weeks. Patients are followed at 30 days; at 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, and 36 months; and then annually until 10 years after surgery.
Surgery + radiotherapy + adjuvant therapylymphangiographyPatients undergo bilateral anterior iliac crest bone marrow aspiration to test for presence of micrometastases. Patients then undergo breast-conserving therapy comprising segmental mastectomy and sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) with planned postoperative whole-breast radiotherapy and systemic adjuvant therapy. The SLND comprises ipsilateral axillary sentinel node identification and histopathology. Patients with no sentinel node identified intraoperatively and patients with sentinel node metastasis identified by hematoxylin and eosin (H\&E) who choose not to be registered to ACOSOG-Z0011 undergo axillary lymph node dissection involving removal of at least level I and II nodes. All patients undergo whole-breast radiotherapy (excluding a supraclavicular field) 5 days a week for a maximum of 8 weeks. Patients are followed at 30 days; at 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, and 36 months; and then annually until 10 years after surgery.
Surgery + radiotherapy + adjuvant therapytherapeutic conventional surgeryPatients undergo bilateral anterior iliac crest bone marrow aspiration to test for presence of micrometastases. Patients then undergo breast-conserving therapy comprising segmental mastectomy and sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) with planned postoperative whole-breast radiotherapy and systemic adjuvant therapy. The SLND comprises ipsilateral axillary sentinel node identification and histopathology. Patients with no sentinel node identified intraoperatively and patients with sentinel node metastasis identified by hematoxylin and eosin (H\&E) who choose not to be registered to ACOSOG-Z0011 undergo axillary lymph node dissection involving removal of at least level I and II nodes. All patients undergo whole-breast radiotherapy (excluding a supraclavicular field) 5 days a week for a maximum of 8 weeks. Patients are followed at 30 days; at 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, and 36 months; and then annually until 10 years after surgery.
Surgery + radiotherapy + adjuvant therapywhole breast irradiationPatients undergo bilateral anterior iliac crest bone marrow aspiration to test for presence of micrometastases. Patients then undergo breast-conserving therapy comprising segmental mastectomy and sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) with planned postoperative whole-breast radiotherapy and systemic adjuvant therapy. The SLND comprises ipsilateral axillary sentinel node identification and histopathology. Patients with no sentinel node identified intraoperatively and patients with sentinel node metastasis identified by hematoxylin and eosin (H\&E) who choose not to be registered to ACOSOG-Z0011 undergo axillary lymph node dissection involving removal of at least level I and II nodes. All patients undergo whole-breast radiotherapy (excluding a supraclavicular field) 5 days a week for a maximum of 8 weeks. Patients are followed at 30 days; at 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, and 36 months; and then annually until 10 years after surgery.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall survivalUp to 10 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Disease-free survivalUp to 10 years
Axillary recurrence following detection of negative SN with H&E staining in women who did not have an ALNDUp to 10 years

Trial Locations

Locations (116)

York Cancer Center

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York, Pennsylvania, United States

Zale Lipshy University Hospital

🇺🇸

Dallas, Texas, United States

University of Washington Medical Center

🇺🇸

Seattle, Washington, United States

Ben Taub General Hospital

🇺🇸

Houston, Texas, United States

Donald N. Sharp Memorial Community Hospital

🇺🇸

San Diego, California, United States

Tri-Health Good Samaritan Hospital

🇺🇸

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Mobile Infirmary Medical Center

🇺🇸

Mobile, Alabama, United States

Mayo Clinic Scottsdale

🇺🇸

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Baptist Health Medical Center

🇺🇸

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Los Angeles

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

St. Joseph Hospital - Orange

🇺🇸

Orange, California, United States

Huntington Memorial Hospital

🇺🇸

Pasadena, California, United States

John Wayne Cancer Institute

🇺🇸

Santa Monica, California, United States

Morton Plant Mease Health Care

🇺🇸

Clearwater, Florida, United States

Lombardi Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Lakeland Regional Medical Center

🇺🇸

Lakeland, Florida, United States

Bayfront Medical Center

🇺🇸

Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare

🇺🇸

Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Watson Clinic

🇺🇸

Lakeland, Florida, United States

Martin Memorial Cancer Medical Center

🇺🇸

Stuart, Florida, United States

St. Luke's Regional Medical Center

🇺🇸

Boise, Idaho, United States

DeKalb Medical Center, Inc.

🇺🇸

Decatur, Georgia, United States

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center

🇺🇸

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Belleville Memorial Hospital

🇺🇸

Belleville, Illinois, United States

St. Francis Medical Center

🇺🇸

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

St. Elizabeth's Hospital

🇺🇸

Belleville, Illinois, United States

CCOP - Evanston

🇺🇸

Evanston, Illinois, United States

Evanston Northwestern Health Care

🇺🇸

Evanston, Illinois, United States

Little Company of Mary Hospital - Evergreen Park

🇺🇸

Evergreen Park, Illinois, United States

Loyola University Medical Center

🇺🇸

Maywood, Illinois, United States

Saint Anthony Memorial Health Center - Michigan City Campus

🇺🇸

Michigan City, Indiana, United States

Central Baptist Hospital

🇺🇸

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Woman's Hospital

🇺🇸

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Anne Arundel Medical Center

🇺🇸

Annapolis, Maryland, United States

Baton Rouge General Medical Center

🇺🇸

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Lahey Clinic - Burlington

🇺🇸

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

McLaren Regional Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Flint, Michigan, United States

Genesys Regional Medical Center

🇺🇸

Grand Blanc, Michigan, United States

Spectrum Health - Butterworth Campus

🇺🇸

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Houston, Texas, United States

UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center

🇺🇸

San Francisco, California, United States

Durham Regional Hospital

🇺🇸

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Baptist Hospital

🇺🇸

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Latter Day Saints Hospital

🇺🇸

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

University of Colorado Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Denver, Colorado, United States

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

🇺🇸

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Henry Ford Hospital

🇺🇸

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Aurora Sinai Medical Center

🇺🇸

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

St. Luke's Medical Center

🇺🇸

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital

🇺🇸

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Providence Hospital - Mobile AL

🇺🇸

Mobile, Alabama, United States

St. Vincent Doctors Doctors Hospital

🇺🇸

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Washington Regional Medical Center

🇺🇸

Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States

Summit Medical Center

🇺🇸

Oakland, California, United States

Singing River Hospital

🇺🇸

Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States

Henry Ford Medical Center - West Bloomfield

🇺🇸

West Bloomfield, Michigan, United States

University of Connecticut Health Center

🇺🇸

Farmington, Connecticut, United States

CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services

🇺🇸

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Ireland Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

🇺🇸

Buffalo, New York, United States

Columbia Regional Hospital

🇺🇸

Columbia, Missouri, United States

Fox Chase Virtua Health Cancer Program at Virtua Memorial Hospital

🇺🇸

Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States

Kingston Hospital

🇺🇸

Kingston, New York, United States

New York Presbyterian Hospital - Cornell Campus

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

Keesler Medical Center - Keesler AFB

🇺🇸

Keesler AFB, Mississippi, United States

Norris Cotton Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

Lutheran Medical Center

🇺🇸

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Sacred Heart Hospital

🇺🇸

Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital - Ohio State University

🇺🇸

Columbus, Ohio, United States

St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center

🇺🇸

Toledo, Ohio, United States

Fox Chase Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Simmons Cancer Center - Dallas

🇺🇸

Dallas, Texas, United States

Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island

🇺🇸

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh

🇺🇸

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Cancer Center at the University of Virginia

🇺🇸

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Sarah Cannon-Minnie Pearl Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Methodist Hospital

🇺🇸

Houston, Texas, United States

Carilion New River Valley Medical Center

🇺🇸

Christiansburg, Virginia, United States

St. Vincent's University Hospital

🇮🇪

Dublin, Ireland

University of Texas Medical Branch

🇺🇸

Galveston, Texas, United States

Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute

🇦🇺

East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Columbia Lewis-Gale Medical Center

🇺🇸

Salem, Virginia, United States

Cork University Hospital

🇮🇪

Cork, Ireland

University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Ellis Fischel Cancer Center - Columbia

🇺🇸

Columbia, Missouri, United States

St. Louis University Health Sciences Center

🇺🇸

Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

University of Missouri-Columbia Hospital and Clinics

🇺🇸

Columbia, Missouri, United States

Lester E. Cox Medical Centers

🇺🇸

Springfield, Missouri, United States

Huntsman Cancer Institute

🇺🇸

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Benedictine Hospital

🇺🇸

Kingston, New York, United States

Highland Hospital of Rochester

🇺🇸

Rochester, New York, United States

University of Rochester Medical Center

🇺🇸

Rochester, New York, United States

St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center - Roosevelt Division

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

Park Nicollet Clinic

🇺🇸

St. Louis Park, Minnesota, United States

St. Paul University Hospital

🇺🇸

Dallas, Texas, United States

Baylor University Medical Center

🇺🇸

Dallas, Texas, United States

Joe Arrington Cancer Research and Treatment Center

🇺🇸

Lubbock, Texas, United States

Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Kent County Memorial Hospital

🇺🇸

Warwick, Rhode Island, United States

Carolinas Medical Center

🇺🇸

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Cape Fear Valley Health System

🇺🇸

Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States

Memorial Hospital Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

🇺🇸

Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Northwestern University Medical Center

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Carilion Health System - Cancer Center of Western Virginia

🇺🇸

Roanoke, Virginia, United States

Inova Fairfax Hospital

🇺🇸

Falls Church, Virginia, United States

Toledo Hospital

🇺🇸

Toledo, Ohio, United States

University of California Davis Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Sacramento, California, United States

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

🇺🇸

Tampa, Florida, United States

Norton Healthcare System

🇺🇸

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

James Graham Brown Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Texas Cancer Center at Brackenridge Hospital

🇺🇸

Austin, Texas, United States

Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC

🇺🇸

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

University of Kansas Medical Center

🇺🇸

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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