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Cryoablation of Low Risk Small Breast Cancer- ICE3 Trial

Cryoablation of Low Risk Breast Cancer Less Than 1.5 cm: An Evaluation of Local Recurrence (Ice3 Trial)

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02200705
Enrollment
206
Registered
2014-07-25
Start date
2014-10-01
Completion date
2024-05-26
Last updated
2026-07-07

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

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Keywords

cryoablation, cryotherapy, breast cancer

Brief summary

To evaluate the efficacy of cryoablation without lumpectomy and its impact on local and distant recurrence of early stage breast cancer .

Interventions

DEVICEIce-Sense3TM/ ProSenseTM

Sponsors

IceCure Medical Ltd.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Competent to sign informed consent 2. Diagnosis of invasive ductal breast carcinoma by core needle biopsy, meeting the following criteria: 1. Unifocal primary disease NOTE: Patients with multifocal and/or multicentric in breast cancer, or evidence of EIC are NOT eligible. Patients with contralateral disease will remain eligible. 2. Tumor size ≤1.5 cm in greatest diameter in the axis parallel to the treatment probe AND ≤1.5 cm in the axis anti-parallel to the treatment probe AND ≤1.5 cm in Anterior/ Posterior dimension. Tumor size ≤1.5 cm in greatest diameter as measured by breast ultrasound, mammogram and/or MRI. The largest dimension measured will be used to determine eligibility. 3. Nottingham grade 1-2. Specifically, nuclear and mitotic scores must be less than or equal to 2. 4. Estrogen receptor-positive, progesterone receptor-positive, HER2 negative 3. Age\>= 50 4. Breast size adequate for safe cryoablation 5. Lesion must be sonographically visible at the time of treatment. 6. History of previously treated ipsilateral or contralateral breast carcinoma is not an

Exclusion criteria

if the investigator is certain newly diagnosed carcinoma is new unifocal primary tumor.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Local Inbreast Breast Tumor Recurrence (IBTR) Rateup to 5 years6 months post cryoabltion, then annually for 5 years

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Complete Primary Tumor Ablation Rateup to 5 years from procedure date.Complete ablation of primary tumor up to 60 months after cryoablation, reported as the percentage of patients with complete tumor ablation.
Improvement or Maintenance of Subject's Quality of LifeBaseline and 6 monthsQuality of life will be assessed using the NCCN Distress Thermometer, a 0-10 scale measuring patient distress (0 = no distress, 10 = extreme distress; higher scores indicate worse distress), collected at baseline and at 6 months follow-up visit.
Breast Cosmetics SatisfactionUp to 5 years following procedureParticipants and treating physicians rated satisfaction with cosmetic outcomes following breast cryoablation.
Regional Recurrence Rateup to 5 years following procedureRegional Invasive breast tumor recurrence rate.
Distant Metastases Survival Rateup to 5 years following procedureDistant metastases survival rate, including contralateral Breast cancer
Disease-free Survival (DFS)up to 5 yearsDFS from the date of complete ablation of the primary tumor until the first disease event, where the disease event is defined as local (DCIS or invasive), regional, or distant breast cancer recurrence, or DCIS or invasive contralateral breast cancer.
Overall Survivalup to 5 yearsOverall survival from the date of the cryoablation until the date of death from any cause or up to the 60 months follow up visit
Breast Cancer Survival.up to 5 yearsBreast Cancer Survival from the date of cryoablation until the date of death from breast cancer or up to the 60 months follow-up visit.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

The study was conducted at 19 sites in the USA. All study investigators had related experience in low-risk breast cancer treatment, imaging, and pathology assessments and were trained to perform the cryoablation procedure. The recruitment period lasted from October 2014 to February 2019.

Pre-assignment details

A total of 212 Subjects were screened for enrollment in the study; 3 were screen failures, and 3 subjects withdrew consent before the procedure; 206 were enrolled and treated. Based on the DSMB recommendation, 12 subjects were excluded from the study after completing the cryoablation procedure. Nine (9) were due to deviation from inclusion criteria, and three (3) were due to incomplete treatment, resulting in the per-protocol study population of 194 subjects.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Single Arm, Open Label
Subjects with early-stage (up to 1.5 cm), low-risk breast cancer who met the eligibility criteria outlined in the study protocol were enrolled and underwent cryoablation using the IceCure Medical Ice-Sense3™/ProSense™ system.
194
Total194

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicSingle Arm, Open Label
Age, Continuous74.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.9
ER (Estrogen Receptor)
Negative
0 Participants
ER (Estrogen Receptor)
Positive
194 Participants
Her2neu
Negative
194 Participants
Her2neu
Positive
0 Participants
Nottingham Grade (1-3)
Grade 1 (Low grade) - Least aggressive with good prognosis
96 Participants
Nottingham Grade (1-3)
Grade 2 (Intermediate-grade tumor) - Moderate aggressiveness and prognosis
98 Participants
PR (Progesterone Receptor)
Negative
14 Participants
PR (Progesterone Receptor)
Positive
180 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Ethnicity
African American
14 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Ethnicity
Asian
1 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Ethnicity
Caucasian
160 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Ethnicity
Hispanic
12 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Ethnicity
Native American
2 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Ethnicity
Unknow
5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
194 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
194 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
0 Participants
Type of Tumor
Lumina A
188 Participants
Type of Tumor
Lumina B
3 Participants
Type of Tumor
Not specified
3 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
21 / 206
other
Total, other adverse events
97 / 206
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 206

Outcome results

Primary

Local Inbreast Breast Tumor Recurrence (IBTR) Rate

6 months post cryoabltion, then annually for 5 years

Time frame: up to 5 years

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Single Arm, Open LabelLocal Inbreast Breast Tumor Recurrence (IBTR) Rate4.3 Percentage of participants with IBTR
Secondary

Adverse Events

Adverse events related to study device or procedure rate

Time frame: up to 2 years for AEs and up to 5 years for SAEs

Secondary

Breast Cancer Survival.

Breast Cancer Survival from the date of cryoablation until the date of death from breast cancer or up to the 60 months follow-up visit.

Time frame: up to 5 years

Secondary

Breast Cosmetics Satisfaction

subjects and physician satisfaction from the cosmetic results

Time frame: up to 5 years from procedure data.

Secondary

Complete Ablation of Primary Tumor

Complete ablation of primary tumor up to 60 months after cryoablation

Time frame: up to 5 years from procedure date.

Secondary

Disease-free Survival (DFS)

DFS from date of complete ablation of the primary tumor, until the first disease event where the disease event is defined as local (DCIS or invasive), regional, or distant breast cancer recurrence, second primary cancer, DCIS or invasive contralateral breast cancer, or death due to any cause

Time frame: up to 5 years

Secondary

Distant Metastases Rate

Distant metastases rate including contralateral Breast cancer

Time frame: up to 5 years

Secondary

Improvement or Maintenance of Subject's Quality of Life

Quality of life will be assesed using NCCN DISTRESS THERMOMETER

Time frame: at 6 months compare to the base line

Secondary

Overall Survival

Overall survival from the date of the cryoablation until the date of death from any cause or up to the 60 months follow up visit

Time frame: up to 5 years

Secondary

Regional Recurrence Rate

Regional Invasive breast tumor recurrence rate.

Time frame: up to 5 years

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jul 8, 2026