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Filter by:This protocol seeks to utilize a novel method of tumor bed boost delivery and to better understand breast cancer radiation response through the analysis of pre-and post-radiation breast tumor samples.
The goal of this study is to determine if co-administration of metformin and doxorubicin in breast cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy will reduce the number of patients who develop a significant change in left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF).
The investigators propose a randomized controlled superiority trial of standard breast-conserving surgery (BCS) versus BCS with cavity shave margins (CSM). The main objectives of this trial will be to evaluate prospectively the impact of routine standardized CSM on margin status following primary surgery for early stage breast cancer (Stage 0 - II), on post-operative patient satisfaction and cosmetic outcomes, and on general intraoperative time and operative costs. A parallel group format will be implemented to compare this modified surgical therapy - BCS with CSM - with BCS alone, which is the current standard of care.
Through the investigators' Breast Care Center at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, the investigators treat approximately 75 patients per year with neoadjuvant chemotherapy. The majority of the remainder of patients with stage II and III disease undergo treatment with adjuvant chemotherapy either on a clinical protocol or as standard of care. There is a subset of women with ER positive disease who do not receive chemotherapy because of favorable tumor characteristics. This tissue procurement protocol is designed to systematically collect tissue, urine and blood specimens on patients undergoing neoadjuvant systemic therapy or adjuvant chemotherapy, serially following treatment, and/or at the time of disease recurrence in order to investigate mechanisms underlying development of metastatic disease, to identify predictors of response and resistance to therapy, and to test potential new therapies for breast cancer using a combination of patient-derived xenograft creation and new microfluidic technologies.
Purpose of the study is to examine the effects of 3 months of physical activity intervention on myocardial function (Left ventricular ejection fraction) in patients with HER2+ breast cancer
The purpose of the study is to assess whether the addition of positron emission mammography will add diagnostic value to magnetic resonance imaging of the breast, in patients with lesions of the breast that are suspicious enough to warrant biopsy, or which have been confirmed as containing cancer cells.
Breast cancer is the most frequent malignancy in women, world-wide the leading cause of cancer mortality. One of the strongest risk factors for developing breast cancer is age, with a prevalence approaching 7% in women >70 years; more than 40% of breast cancer patients are older than 65 years. Although the survival rate has increased in the last years, about one third of patients will relapse with distant metastases. Treatment for patients with metastatic breast cancer is palliative, therefore maintaining or improving quality of life. The use of taxanes and anthracyclines as first line chemotherapy regimen for metastatic breast cancer is widely accepted. Both taxanes and anthracyclines have considerable side effects, especially in elderly patients. Eribulin, a synthetic analogue of a chemotherapeutically active compound derived from the sea sponge Halichondria okadai, acts as an inhibitor of microtubule dynamics. It is registered as palliative chemotherapy in advanced breast cancer after anthracyclines and taxanes. Studies with eribulin treatment have shown similar efficacy compared to anthracyclines and taxanes, but less toxicity. Those studies showed that often the dose of eribulin had to be reduced during treatment due to toxicity without compromising the efficacy of the treatment. The main objective of the trial is to explore the efficacy of a reduced starting dose of eribulin as first-line treatment in elderly metastatic breast cancer patients. The secondary objective of the trial is to investigate the safety of eribulin in those patients. Eribulin mesilate 1.1mg/m2 i.v. will be administered intravenously every 3 weeks on day 1 and day 8 until progressive disease.
The serum protein research study is a substudy of the core study 'Maintenance Chemotherapy in Hormone Non-responsive Breast Cancer'. This substudy is an evaluation of blood proteins and their relationship to breast cancer treatment. It will assess the levels of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF), Soluble HER2 Protein (NRP, neu-related protein) and Vascular Cellular Adhesion Molecule-1 (VCAM-1) in serum samples of patients' blood at different time points. The goal is to evaluate differences in serum levels between patients receiving the maintenance chemotherapy and those who do not. The serum levels will be also examined to determine if they vary during the three year period of evaluation. In addition, the serum levels of patients who have a recurrence of their breast cancer will be compared with those who remain disease free. The information obtained from these studies will enable breast cancer physicians to better tailor therapies for future patients.
The purpose of this study will be to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacological activity of pemigatinib in subjects with advanced malignancies. This study will have three parts, dose escalation (Part 1), dose expansion (Part 2) and combination therapy (Part 3).
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if Ofev® (nintedanib, also called BIBF1120) can help to control IBC. The safety of this drug will also be studied. This is an investigational study. Nintedanib is commercially available and FDA approved for the treatment of certain types of lung disease. Its use in this study is investigational. The study doctor can explain how the study drug is designed to work. Up to 44 participants will be enrolled in this study. All will take part at MD Anderson.