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The C-MERIT Screening Cohort: Contrast-enhanced Mammography for Breast Cancer Screening and Risk Assessment in Women With Dense Breasts

The C-MERIT Screening Cohort: Contrast-enhanced Mammography for Breast Cancer Screening and Risk Assessment in Women With Dense Breasts

Status
Recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05667532
Enrollment
1000
Registered
2022-12-28
Start date
2022-12-05
Completion date
2028-12-31
Last updated
2026-01-09

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Conditions

Breast Cancer

Brief summary

To learn whether a new imaging technology, Contrast-Enhanced Mammography (CEM), compared to standard mammography, can better detect breast cancers in women with dense breasts

Detailed description

Primary Objectives: * To establish a cohort of 1,000 female MDACC patients with dense breasts who undergo screening contrast-enhanced mammography. * To establish a comprehensive integrated database of imaging, clinical data, health measurements, and questionnaire data including data from the companion protocol PA17-0584. Secondary Objectives: * To perform within-subject comparison of the cancer detection rate between CEM and FFDM. * To perform within-subject comparison of the sensitivity, specificity, and recall rates of CEM compared to low-energy (LE) images (FFDM equivalent) and compared to a combination of LE and DBT images among women with dense breasts. * To evaluate the effect of the availability of prior imaging for comparison on the recall rates of CEM, FFDM and DBT. * In patients who undergo screening breast ultrasound as a standard of care, to evaluate the performance of screening ultrasound for breast cancer detection and compare it with other imaging modalities of CEM, LE images, and DBT. Exploratory Objectives: * To combine imaging, blood biomarkers, health measurements and questionnaire data for assessment of breast cancer risk. * To evaluate if the intensity of background parenchymal enhancement on CEM predicts breast cancer risk in women with dense breasts. * To evaluate if patients consider CEM as a potentially acceptable imaging modality for routine breast cancer screening.

Interventions

Screening Modality

Sponsors

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
30 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Female patients 30-75 years of age with dense breasts (ACR BI-RADS categories C and D) who undergo routine yearly mammography at participating MDACC sites 2. Willingness to co-enroll or currently enrolled in PA17-0584 3. Willingness to participate in the study and ability to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

1. Self-reported new breast symptoms since last mammogram including nipple discharge, palpable mass, skin dimpling, or focal pain. 2. Current or recent (within the prior 6 months) history of pregnancy or breast feeding 3. Personal history of breast cancer (DCIS or invasive breast cancer) 4. Treatment of any other type of cancer within the past 5 years excluding in-situ cervical and non-melanoma skin cancer 5. Breast biopsy within 6 months 6. Breast surgery within 12 months 7. Breast MRI, MBI, or CEM performed within 24 months 8. Known allergy to iodine-containing contrast agents 9. History of anaphylactic reaction to any substance that required hospitalization or IV placement in a patient with no known prior uneventful exposure to iodine-based IV contrast 10. Renal insufficiency (as defined by UTMDACC policy 3.30- attachment 1 (appendix D)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To identify female MDACC patients with dense breasts who undergo contrast-enhanced mammographythrough study completion; an average of 1 year.

Countries

United States

Contacts

Primary ContactOlena Weaver, MD
ooweaver@mdanderson.org(713) 745-4555

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026