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Validation of safety and efficacy for Axillary Reverse Mapping (ARM)

Validation of safety and efficacy for Axillary Reverse Mapping (ARM) using indocyanine green to prevent lymph edema due to breast cancer surgery

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCTs071200005
Enrollment
15
Registered
2020-04-20
Start date
2020-06-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Breast cancer breast cancer, axillary lymph node dissection, lymphedema, image-guided surgery, axillary reverse mappinga

Interventions

Off-label use of ICG
indocyanine green
indocyanine green, off-label use

Sponsors

Nagayasu Takeshi
Lead Sponsor
Otsubo Ryota
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. age: over 20 year-old at an informed consent 2. gender: unmentioned 3. patients diagnosed as positive in axillary lymph nodes before surgery and positive in sentinel lymph nodes during surgery 4. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy: unmentioned 5. patients with a witten informed consent and good comprehension after enough explanation about this study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. patients who had developed lymph edema before surgery 2. patients with severe liver dysfunction 3. patients with past history of allergy for the indocyanine green and iodine 4. pregnent patients 5. patients who undergo bilateral axillary lymph node dissection 6. other patients who were judged as inappropriate by the chief physician for this study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. incidence of lymphedema after induction of ARM compared with that before induction of ARM 2. evaluation of adverse events in CTCAE 5.0

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. successful detecting rate of lymph ducts 2. number, diameter, intensity, and pattern of connection in lymph ducts 3. incidence of recurrence in axillary lymph nodes

Contacts

Public ContactRyota Otsubo

Nagasaki University Hospital

rotsubo@nagasaki-u.ac.jp+81-95-819-7304

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026