View clinical trials related to Breast Cancer.
Filter by:RATIONALE: Studying samples of breast tissue in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about the genes and proteins found in breast tissue. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying genes and proteins in breast tissue from women undergoing surgery for breast cancer or core biopsy of the breast.
RATIONALE: Counting the number of circulating cancer cells in samples of blood from patients with metastatic cancer may help doctors find out how much the cancer has spread. PURPOSE: This research study is looking at the number of circulating cancer cells in patients with metastatic breast cancer, ovarian cancer, colon cancer, or pancreatic cancer.
RATIONALE: Gathering information from patients who received treatment for metastatic cancer while participating in a phase II or phase III randomized clinical trial and from patients receiving standard treatment off-trial may help doctors learn more about the psychological and emotional results of being in a clinical trial. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is comparing the psychological and emotional impact of participating in a randomized clinical trial with the impact of standard treatment in patients with metastatic cancer.
RATIONALE: Acupuncture may reduce joint pain in postmenopausal women with breast cancer. It is not yet known whether acupuncture is more effective than standard therapy analgesics in decreasing joint pain caused by aromatase inhibitors. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying acupuncture to see how well it works compared with medication in reducing pain in postmenopausal women with breast cancer and joint pain.
RATIONALE: A study that looks at communication between patients and doctors may help oncologists improve patient satisfaction with their treatment plan. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying treatment decision making between oncologists and women with newly diagnosed breast cancer and their healthy companions.
The purpose of this study to study whether or not the use of direct radiation therapy with Y-90 microspheres (SIR-Spheres) has any effect on treated liver with respect to tumor response in breast cancer patients. Criteria: - Breast cancer - Clinical evidence of metastatic disease in the liver - Performance status (0-2) - Not pregnant - Laboratory values received after any prior chemotherapy - Normal Pt/PTT - recovered from any chemotherapy side-effects - No prior radiation therapy to the liver - No other MAJOR site of cancer such as lungs or brain - No uncontrolled infections - a candidate for surgical resection or ablation therapy
Breast cancer patients report many symptoms while undergoing conventional care, including nausea/vomiting, fatigue, pain, depression and anxiety. Existing interventions to address these common side effects of treatment are limited. Patients diagnosed with cancer frequently seek complementary medicine (CAM), and there is a need to investigate potential effects of CAM therapies. This phased pilot and feasibility study has two aims: 1. Develop an acupuncture treatment protocol for adjuvant acupuncture care for breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy using structured interviews with established acupuncture teams in Norway. 2. Implement the treatment protocol in a pilot study to evaluate outcome measures, effect sizes and acceptability of acupuncture care delivered alongside conventional care. Study results will support the design of future research; including a Phase III randomised controlled trial.
This is a phase 2 study of bosutinib administered in combination with letrozole versus letrozole alone in post-menopausal women with breast cancer. This is a 2-part study. Subjects in part 1 will receive bosutinib and letrozole daily, and will be closely monitored for 28 days. The second part will proceed with subjects receiving a dose that is determined to be safe based on the safety evaluation of the first part. Eligible subjects will be randomly assigned to receive either bosutinib daily combined with daily letrozole, or daily letrozole alone for a specified period of time. Subjects will be followed up for survival after study drug discontinuation.
RATIONALE: A breath test that measures enzymes may be effective in identifying women in whom tamoxifen may not be effective. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying a breath test to see how well it works in women receiving tamoxifen for the prevention or treatment of breast cancer.
The primary objective of this trial is to compare GeneSearch™ Breast Lymph Node (BLN) Test Kit to permanent pathological section, so as to evaluate the clinical sensitivity and specificity of GeneSearch™ Breast Lymph Node (BLN) Test Kit in detecting axillary sentinel lymph node metastases in breast cancer patients. The secondary objective of this trial is to evaluate the positive predictive value and negative predictive value of GeneSearch™ Breast Lymph Node (BLN) Test Kit when used in the detection of axillary sentinel lymph node metastases in breast cancer patients. Prospective and multi-center clinical trial