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Filter by:Evaluating Multiparameter Gene Testing as a Predictor of Short Term Endocrine Therapy Response in Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancers
This is an open-label, single arm, phase II trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of 500mg Fulvestrant (Faslodex®) in ESR1 mutated postmenopausal women with hormone receptor positive, HER2 negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer after previous aromatase inhibitor therapy. Fifty patients will be enrolled and treated with 500 mg Fulvestrant until disease progression or study closed. Treatment will continue until disease progression, unless any of the criteria for treatment discontinuation are met first. If a patient progresses during the treatment period, the patient must be withdrawn from the treatment and further treatment will be at the investigator's discretion.
Forty years ago clinical studies conducted by Ewan Cameron and Linus Pauling suggested that intravenous (IV) and oral ascorbic acid (AA) may diminish symptoms and could improve survival in terminal cancer patients. Previous phase I and II clinical trials have found that high dose (1.5g/kg ) iv AA is well tolerated in cancer patients. This is a phase I/II, randomized study of parenteral administration of Ascorbic Acid (AA) as a supplement to the conventional neo-adjuvant chemotherapy in women with breast cancer.
Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer death among females world wide. breast cancer alone accounts for 25% of all cancer cases and 15% of all cancer deaths among females.
Breast Cancer is a public health issue worldwide. The time from diagnosis to treatment initiation varies from country to country and regionally within a country. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment initiation are key factors in patient survival rates. Currently there is a rising trend, with a high percentage of patients with "Luminal" like breast cancer only undergoing adjuvant endocrine therapy. Authors argue that tumor biology alterations after introducing very early endocrine therapy might have a prognostic and therapeutic impact and should be studied.
STUDY DESCRIPTION: This is a single-arm study to assess the feasibility, toxicity and cosmetic outcome of partial radiotherapy of the chest wall in breast cancer patients at increased risk of local relapse submitted to nipple-areola complex (NAC) sparing mastectomy and immediate implant-based reconstruction Inclusion criteria Histologically confirmed diagnosis of in situ ductal carcinoma (pTis) or invasive breast carcinoma (pT1 and pT2), submitted to NAC sparing mastectomy with prosthetic-based breast reconstruction (expander or prosthesis) and: Group A) Negative sentinel node dissection or axillary clearance (pN0) and all the following risk factors: Close (less than 1 mm) or positive (ink on tumor margin) surgical margin in a single breast quadrant Tumor diameter >2 cm Age ≤50 years Group B) Positive sentinel dissection (pN1a) followed by axillary clearance (or primary axillary clearance) with only 1 positive node and any of the following risk factors: Close (less than 1 mm) or positive (ink on tumor margin) surgical margin in a single breast quadrant Age ≤50 years Tumor diameter >2 cm Grade 3 histology Lymphovascular invasion HER-2 overexpression/amplification Triple negativity Treatment - Radioterapy The tumor bed is defined by the area at risk (skin and the pectoralis muscles) delineated by surgical clips and 3D-MRI reconstruction for a precise localization of the tumor excised. The clinical target volume (CTV) is defined as the tumor bed with a 1.5 cm margin limited by skin contour. A dose of 40 Gy is delivered in 16 fractions (2.5 Gy per fraction). For conventional post-mastectomy radiotherapy this moderately hypofractionated schedule is considered feasible and safe (31). Even more so, this schedule should be feasible and safe for a smaller irradiated volume as in the current protocol. Regional nodal irradiation is not considered at our Institution for patients fulfilling the entry criteria of the protocol. OUTCOME MEASURES Primary To assess feasibility of PCWRT via VMAT-IGRT linac-based or helical Tomotherapy To assess the safety of PCWRT via VMAT-IGRT linac-based or helical Tomotherapy To assess the surgical complication of implant-based breast reconstruction after PCWRT Secondary To assess the cosmetic outcome of implant-based breast reconstruction after PCWRT To assess patients' satisfaction of implant-based breast reconstruction after PCWRT
The purpose of this study is to determine whether 18F-Al-NOTA-MATBBN is safety and effective for cancer diagnosis.
The Pecs block (pectoral nerves block) is an easy and reliable superficial block inspired by the infraclavicular block approach and the intercostal abdominis plane blocks . Many additives were used in combination with local anesthetics in Pecs block to prolong the postoperative analgesia (fentanyl, dexmedetomidine).
The aim of this study is to evaluate a new method for the localization of breast cancer sentinel lymph node using Sienna+® and Sentimag® detection in comparison to our standard techniques with radio-isotopes.
Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in women and annually accounts for 10% of new malignancies worldwide. In mainland China, approximately 169,000 females are diagnosed with breast cancer every year and constitute 12.25% of the breast cancer incidents worldwide. Additionally, 30% of early breast cancer turns metastatic, which is often incurable. Different from women with early breast cancer, women with metastatic breast cancer(MBC)must receive lifelong treatment, experience higher levels of emotional/physical distress, and feel frequent uncertainty about their health/possible death. They are also challenged to manage distressing adverse effects induced by different adjuvant treatments and experience heavy self-care demands during the transition period from being a patient to being a survivor. Thus, specific interventions to help women with metastatic breast cancer to recover from this traumatic event have been designed, and one of these is supportive-expressive group therapy(SEGT).SEGT has been found to achieve improvement in anxiety, depression, quality of life (QoL), family functioning, and satisfaction with treatment. However, the effect of SEGT on survival is inconsistent. Initial studies examining SEGT have reported a mean survival advantage of 18 months, however, these findings could not later be replicated.Yet, no study has reported a survival disadvantage for those given SEGT. In addition, we found no published articles on the application of SEGT among women with MBC in China. Owing to this dearth of previous research, it is unclear whether this therapy would exhibit positive effects within Chinese culture. Thus, we developed a "Be Resilient to Breast Cancer"(BRBC) program that is culturally tailored for Chinese females with MBC. This program was adapted from SEGT and is designed to increase resilience(defined as the capacity to bounce back after encountering a traumatic event) and QoL, decrease emotional and physical distress(allostatic load), and eventually prolong longevity. To better adapt to Chinese culture, we added education hosted by professional staff (e.g., clinical psychologists, dietician, Chinese medicine practitioner, etc.)in an effort to foster self-efficacy to combat symptoms (such as pain, fatigue, intrusive thoughts, etc.) through knowledge and technics (such as breath control, meditation, etc.),and to help patients gain a sense of control in their life. Second, trained mentors, who were breast cancer survivors themselves, were added to the group discussion to create non-hierarchical, reciprocal relationships through the sharing of experiences with those facing similar challenges. These mentors also provided women with first-hand information about treatment and offered suggestions to combat barriers to recovery.