Ultrasound and Chemotherapy of Breast Cancer: Relationship Between Early Vascular Changes of the Tumor and Late Tumoral Response

NCT ID: NCT00245869

Last Updated: 2007-02-21

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-03-31

Study Completion Date

2007-02-28

Brief Summary

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This study intends to assess the ability of contrast-enhanced ultrasound to make the efficacy of chemotherapy in breast cancer precise.

This real-time noninvasive and feasible imaging technique allows us, the investigators at University Hospital Tours, to evaluate early vascular changes of breast tumors during treatment. These vascular changes may precede long-term tumoral regression. Imaging of primary breast lesions may be of value in the prediction of late treatment response.

An ultrasound will be performed before the initiation, and after the second and the last dose of chemotherapy.

To investigate the changes occurring in the vascularization of tumors, we will use an intravascular ultrasound contrast agent SonoVue (sulphur hexafluoride microbubbles).

This agent is a microbubbles preparation that is stable, resistant to pressure, and specifically designed to be used as a contrast agent for ultrasound imaging of angiogenesis.

Detailed Description

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The main objective of the study is to evaluate the early vascular changes of the tumor during neoadjuvant chemotherapy compared to the clinical or MRI or histological response.

Conditions

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Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Breast tumor (size equal to or greater than 3 cm.). Patients with diagnosis of benign breast tumor based on biopsy will be excluded from the study after the first ultrasound examination.
* Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is programmed when an epithelial carcinoma is diagnosed by histology.
* Performance status = 0, 1 or 2
* No previous surgery or local radiotherapy

Exclusion Criteria

* Psychiatric disorders
* Vital threat due to other disease
* Vital prognosis \< 3 months
* Biopsy of the lesion performed within 1 month before the ultrasonography
* Patient known to have a coronary syndrome
* Unstable angina and myocardial infarction
* Acute cardiac failure, Class III/IV cardiac failure
* Several arrhythmias
* Acute endocarditis
* Prosthetic valves
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Hospital, Tours

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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François Tranquart, PR

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Centre d'Innovation Technologique - CHRU Tours

Catherine LABBE, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

CRLCC René Gauducheau 44805 ST HERBLAIN

Locations

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University Hospital of Tours

Tours, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Smith IC, Welch AE, Hutcheon AW, Miller ID, Payne S, Chilcott F, Waikar S, Whitaker T, Ah-See AK, Eremin O, Heys SD, Gilbert FJ, Sharp PF. Positron emission tomography using [(18)F]-fluorodeoxy-D-glucose to predict the pathologic response of breast cancer to primary chemotherapy. J Clin Oncol. 2000 Apr;18(8):1676-88. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2000.18.8.1676.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Denis F, Bougnoux P, Paon L, le Floch O, Tranquart F. Radiosensitivity of rat mammary tumors correlates with early vessel changes assessed by power Doppler sonography. J Ultrasound Med. 2003 Sep;22(9):921-9. doi: 10.7863/jum.2003.22.9.921.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Denis F, Colas S, Chami L, Louisot P, Le Floch O, Tranquart F, Bougnoux P. Changes in tumor vascularization after irradiation, anthracyclin, or antiangiogenic treatment in nitrosomethyl ureas-induced rat mammary tumors. Clin Cancer Res. 2003 Oct 1;9(12):4546-52.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Kook SH, Kwag HJ. Value of contrast-enhanced power Doppler sonography using a microbubble echo-enhancing agent in evaluation of small breast lesions. J Clin Ultrasound. 2003 Jun;31(5):227-38. doi: 10.1002/jcu.10172.

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Solesvik OV, Rofstad EK, Brustad T. Vascular changes in a human malignant melanoma xenograft following single-dose irradiation. Radiat Res. 1984 Apr;98(1):115-28.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Other Identifiers

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CT03-FD/COR

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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