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In this study, 50 women with either HER2+ or triple negative metastatic breast cancer but no known brain metastases will be recruited at the Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre. They will be randomized to undergo either routine MRI screening of their brain every 4 months for 1 year or standard-of-care (MRI only if symptoms of brain metastases develop). Patients will complete questionnaires about quality of life and cancer-related anxiety throughout the study. To determine why some cancers spread to the brain and others do not, blood samples will be collected to analyze the genetic makeup of patients' breast cancers. Finally, a novel MRI imaging technique that detects abnormal metabolism in the brain will be used to help detect brain metastases even earlier than the standard MRI.

If results are promising, we will conduct a large multi-centre randomized trial to determine whether screening for brain metastases can help them live longer with improved quality of life.


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NCT number NCT03881605
Study type Interventional
Source Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Contact Katarzya J Jerzak, MD MSc FRCPC
Phone 4164806100
Email katarzyna.jerzak@sunnybrook.ca
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date November 8, 2018
Completion date June 2021

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