breast cancer breast carcinoma
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult patients with breast cancer scheduled for a SLNB procedure or axillary dissection and have at maximum clinically (palpation and ultrasound) N+, and that gave informed consent for participation to the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients incapable of giving informed consent for participation to the study; 2.Intolerance / hypersensitivity to iron or dextran compounds; 3.Pregnant or lactating pratients 4.Patients having a pacemaker implanted. Exclusion criteria as long as the post-surgery MRI is obligated Patients scheduled for a lumpectomy and who are not eligible for MRI according to the MRI exclusion criteria of MST.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The proportion of sentinel nodes correctly detected with the magnetic technique (magnetometer) 2. The proportion of patients in which the sentinel lymph nodes could successfully be detected (detection rate) using the magnetometer. 3. The number and percentage of sentinel lymph nodes correctly diagnosed to be metastatic using ex vivo MRI. 4. The number and percentage of sentinel lymph nodes correctly diagnosed to be non-metastatic using ex vivo MRI. 5. The uptake of SPIO particles in normal breast tissue versus tumor tissue. 6. The number and percentage of sentinel lymph nodes correctly diagnosed to be metastatic using in vivo MRI. 7. The number and percentage of sentinel lymph nodes correctly diagnosed to be non-metastatic using in vivo MRI. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 8. The iron content in the dissected lymph nodes (average, minimum and maximum) in relation to the image quality; 9. The image parameters indicative for the presence of lymph node metastases; 10. The requirements in detection depth and minimally detectable mg iron per node for future magnetometers. | — |
Countries
Netherlands