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Filter by:Following chemotherapy, breast cancer patients primarily gain fat mass and lose muscle mass. Both depletion of muscle and an increase of fat mass in breast cancer patients are related to short survival, and decreased skeletal muscle mass and function may result in fatigue and inactivity, which contributes to fat mass changes and can be responsible for chemo-toxicity and increased mortality. The purpose of this study is to provide detailed insight in chemotherapy related changes in lipid metabolism and gut digestion and absorption of fat in breast cancer patients compared to matched healthy controls. This will provide required information that is necessary to implement new strategies to develop optimal nutritional regimen in breast cancer patients. The hypothesis is that chemotherapy in breast cancer is related to altered gut function and absorption and to increases in fat synthesis that lead to fat accumulation. In addition, we will examine the effect of cancer, chemotherapy, and gender by comparing fat digestion/absorption and fat metabolism of the breast cancer before and after chemotherapy, to aged matched healthy female and male controls.
In this study the investigators will assess how useful and safe acupuncture is in easing the pain, tingling and numbness that is caused by chemotherapy. The researchers hope this will prevent the need to reduce the amount of chemotherapy a patient receives.
Study Rationale: an accurate breast cancer staging has a great impact in the management of a breast cancer. MRI is considered as the most sensible exam for this staging. However it has a low specificity and it may result in extra testing and stress for the patient, add to costs, and delay treatment. By contrast, Tomosynthesis is performed during the same time than mammography and has a good specificity. Although this modality is very promising, it has not been assessed in a population of consecutive patients. Study objectives: To compare the diagnostic performance of preoperative bilateral Combo mode (MG+Tomosynthesis) versus mammography among women with breast cancer for the detection of additional multifocal, multicentric, and contralateral cancers.
This study is aimed to determine the tolerability of the PF-03084014 plus docetaxel combination in patients with advanced breast cancer. Preliminary information about the efficacy of the combination will also be collected.
This is a pilot "window of opportunity" clinical study in patients with operable breast cancer investigating use of reparixin as single agent in the time period between clinical diagnosis and surgery. The primary objectives of this study were: 1- to evaluate the effects of orally administered reparixin on CSCs in the primary tumor and the tumoral microenvironment in an early breast cancer population: A. CSC were measured in tissue samples by techniques that could include: ALDEFLUOR assay and assessment of CD44/CD24 by flow cytometry, or examination of RNA transcripts by RT-PCR, aldehyde dehydrogenase-1, CD44/CD24 and epithelial mesenchymal transition markers (Snail, Twist, Notch) by immunohistochemistry (IHC). CSC were defined as ALDEFLUOR positive (ALDH-1+) and/or CD44 high/CD24 low by flow cytometry or RT-PCR and IHC and by the detection of ALDH-1+ cells with or without epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) transcription factor in IHC assays. B. Serine-threonine protein kinase (AKT), focal adhesion kinase (FAK), phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) and chemokine receptor-1 (CXCR1) levels were measured in tissue samples by IHC. C. Measurement of markers of inflammation (interleukin-1beta [IL-1β], interleukin-6 [IL-6], interleukin-8 [IL-8], tumor necrosis factor-alpha [TNF-α], granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor [GM-CSF], vascular endothelial growth factor [VEGF], basic fibroblast growth factor [b-FGF] and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein [hsCRP]) in plasma, leukocyte subsets (enumerate T subsets, B, and natural killer/natural killer T [NK/NKT] cells) and study polymorphonuclear leukocyte [PMN] biology in peripheral blood samples. D. Measurement of markers of angiogenesis (CD31 staining), tumor-infiltrating leukocytes (CD4, CD8, NK and macrophages), autophagy (P62 and LC3 by IHC), EpCAM and EMT markers (CD326, CD45, Twist1, SNAIL1, SLUG, ZEB1, FOXC2, TG2, Akt2, P13k and CK19 by RT-PCR) and tissue cellularity (residual disease characterization in tumor bed) in tumor tissue samples. 2. To evaluate the safety of oral reparixin administered three times daily (t.i.d.) for 21 consecutive days. The secondary objective was to define the pharmacokinetic (PK) profile of orally administered reparixin.
This protocol will study the impact of cryoablation on immune response in patients diagnosed with invasive breast cancers smaller than 1.5 cm. It will profile the immune response to cryoablation of invasive breast cancers. The intra-tumoral and systemic immune response to cryoablation will be determined and compared to pre-ablated breast cancer specimens and historical control specimens.
Primary Objective: To assess whether six-week treatment with twice daily topical Menthol application will decrease neuropathic pain as measured by the change in Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form (BPI-SF worst pain score), following or during neoadjuvant/adjuvant chemotherapy with taxane or platinum-based regimens among breast, gastrointestinal or gynecologic cancer patients. Secondary objectives: - To compare change in patient-reported outcomes: overall BPI-SF scales, EORTC-CIPN20, European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Chemotherapy Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30), Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS-29) scores between study groups. - To compare changes in dose delivery and early treatment discontinuation rates between study groups. - To compare objective sensory and motor functional change from baseline with the use of quantitative neurosensory testing. - To perform an exploratory analysis evaluating the interaction between treatment and chemotherapy type.
This study is a multi-institution, Phase Ia/Ib/IIa open-label, dose-finding, safety, pharmacokinetics (PK), and proof-of-concept study of GDC-0810 as a single agent and in combination with palbociclib and/or LHRH agonist. The study is divided into 3 phases: Phase Ia, Phase Ib, and Phase IIa. During Phase Ia (dose escalation phase), GDC-0810 single agent will be administered orally on a continuous daily dosing regimen with a Day -7 lead-in period for single dose PK evaluation prior to the start of daily treatment. The incidence of dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) will be evaluated from Day -7 through the first cycle (28 days) of treatment (35 days total). Depending on safety and tolerability, participants will be assigned sequentially to escalating doses of GDC-0810 using standard 3 + 3 design. During Phase Ib (dose escalation and expansion phase), participants will receive GDC-0810 with palbociclib and/or LHRH agonist to determine the recommended Phase II dose (RP2D) and assess the safety and tolerability of concomitant administration. During Phase IIa (dose expansion phase), participants previously treated with an aromatase inhibitor (AI) will be treated at the RP2D to further characterize the safety, PK, pharmacodynamics, and anti-tumor activity of GDC-0810.
1. Evaluate quantitative VCEUS imaging for determining early breast cancer response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and compare results to co-temporal volume change on grayscale ultrasound and post-treatment mammography findings utilizing final surgical pathology and clinical outcome. 2. Assess incremental benefit of quantitative VCEUS to planar CEUS tumor perfusion measurements and enhancement patterns in predicting tumor response to adjuvant treatment in clinical studies. The contrast agent Definity® is FDA approved for use as a contrast agent during ultrasound (echocardiography) of the heart. Definity® will be used "off-label" (during ultrasound of the breast) in this study. The administration of Definity® during this study will follow total dose guidelines approved by the FDA.
The goal of this clinical research study is to compare the level of effectiveness for 2 acupuncture treatment schedules for chronic CIPN in breast cancer survivors. Researchers also want to study how patients may respond to acupuncture treatments, and how the treatments may affect quality of life, hand function, balance, and the use of drugs for neuropathy pain.