Health Condition 1: null- Breast cancer
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Single palpable breast mass before chemotherapy 2. Histologically proven case of breast cancer 3. Patients with locally advanced breast cancer (T3/ T4 with any nodal status) 4. Age of the patient 18 - 65 years 5. Those who give informed written consent for the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who got 2. Patients who completed 3 cycles of chemotherapy but not operated 3. Patients lost to follow up or expired during or after NACT 4. Patients with distant metastasis and recurrent breast cancer 5. Patient not fit for neoadjuvant chemotherapy or MRI 6. Multicentric or multifocal breast cancer
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To assess the role of MRI with MR spectroscopy in evaluating response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced breast cancer. 2. To assess the role of Gray scale and Colour Doppler ultrasonography in evaluating response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced breast cancer. 3. To compare the above two methods of assessment of response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in correlation with histopathological evaluationTimepoint: 3 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Role of MRI and Ultrasonography to assess feasibility of breast conservation surgery post neoadjuvant chemotherapyTimepoint: 3 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
AIIMS