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The efficiency and safety of carbon nanoparticles in localizing primary tumor and tracking axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy: a multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled clinical trial

The efficiency and safety of carbon nanoparticles in localizing primary tumor and tracking axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy: a multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled clinical trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2000039126
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-10-17
Start date
2020-11-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-01-18

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Conditions

Breast Cancer

Interventions

experimental group:Carbon nanoparticles + tumor surface labeling
control group: tumor surface labeling

Sponsors

The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Women aged 18-75 years old; 2. Those patients who were diagnosed with breast cancer by histopathology; 3. Patients with clinical stage IIa - IIIc had indications for neoadjuvant chemotherapy; 4. Patients with measurable primary breast lesions (according to RECIST v1.1); 5. ECoG PS: 0-1; 6. Those who were treated for the first time; 7. The patients whose laboratory examination met the following criteria: bone marrow function: absolute count of blood neutrophil (ANC) >= 1.5 x 10^9 / L; platelet (PLT) >= 100 x 10^9 / L; hemoglobin (HB) >= 90g / L; liver function: serum total bilirubin (STB), conjugated bilirubin (CB) = 60 ml / min (calculated by Cockcroft Gault formula); 8. Those who used contraception during the study and within six months after treatment; 9. Those who volunteered and signed informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. The patients with distant metastasis were found by auxiliary examination; 2. Patients with breast cancer during pregnancy and lactation; 3. Patients with severe cardiovascular diseases include uncontrolled hypertension (BP >= 160/95mmhg), unstable angina pectoris, history of myocardial infarction in the past 6 months, congestive heart failure > NYHA II, severe arrhythmia and pericardial effusion; 4. Patients with mental illness have poor compliance; 5. Sentinel lymph node biopsy was performed after chemotherapy in patients with clinical axillary negative or clinical axillary positive but no cancer metastasis; 6. The patients with multiple breast lesions can not be accurately located; 7. Patients with local skin ulceration or inflammatory breast cancer; 8. Patients with occult breast cancer; 9. Patients who can not be operated after neoadjuvant chemotherapy; 10. Patients allergic to nano carbon; 11. Those cases that the researchers considered unsuitable for inclusion.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Diameter of carbon nanoparticles;Number of black stained lymph nodes;Pigmentation of skin;Granuloma formation at injection site;pCR;Negative rate of margin in breast conserving surgery;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactGuangdong Qiao

The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University

qiaogddxy@163.com+86 535-6691999-81603

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026