MRI and Mammography Before Surgery in Patients With Stage I-II Breast Cancer

NCT ID: NCT01805076

Last Updated: 2025-09-05

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

317 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-05-21

Study Completion Date

2025-05-27

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to test whether patients undergoing a breast MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) before breast surgery will have better results after the surgery. Breast tumors are routinely evaluated using mammograms and ultrasound before surgery. This study would like to find out if using MRI in addition to mammography before surgery improves our ability to evaluate tumors and decide what kind of surgery is best for the patient.

Detailed Description

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This is a randomized trial of preoperative breast MRI in patients deemed eligible for breast conserving surgery by conventional clinical criteria will provide important information about the clinical and biologic relevance of occult disease identified by MRI alone. Patients will be assigned to standard pre-operative breast cancer disease assessment without the addition of MRI prior to breast conserving surgery or standard pre-operative breast cancer disease assessment with the use of MRI prior to breast conserving surgery.

The primary objective is to compare the rates of local-regional recurrence (LRR) following attempted breast conserving therapy in a cohort of women with triple negative or HER-2 amplified breast cancer randomized to preoperative staging with mammography (control arm) or mammography plus breast MRI (MRI arm).

Secondary objectives are:

* To compare the re-operation rates following attempted breast conserving therapy between women assessed preoperatively with breast MRI to those assessed without the use of breast MRI
* To compare local recurrence rates between women who undergo BCT on the control arm to women who undergo BCT on the MRI arm
* To compare the conversion rate to mastectomy secondary to persistent positive margins or poor cosmesis within the first 6 months of attempting BCT (prior to the administration of RT) between women assessed preoperatively with breast MRI to those assessed without the use of breast MRI
* To compare the contralateral breast cancer rates in women randomized to preoperative breast MRI to those not receiving pre-operative breast MRI
* To compare the disease-free survival rates between women assessed preoperatively with breast MRI to those assessed without the use of breast MRI
* To compare breast cancer specific and overall survival outcomes of women assessed preoperatively with breast MRI to those assessed without the use of breast MRI
* To estimate the rate of MRI-guided localization assisted surgery
* To estimate the rate of multi-centric disease in the index breast for women in the MRI arm
* To evaluate the accuracy of index lesion characteristics and other factors in predicting multi-centricity in the cohort randomized to breast MRI
* To assess the positive predictive values (PPV) of MRI in detecting ipsilateral multi-centric disease and contralateral disease in women with breast cancer undergoing preoperative breast MRI
* To estimate the false positive rate for detection of multiple foci of breast cancer by MRI

All registered patients will be monitored for relapse and survival for 5 years from the date of surgery. Patients will be followed a minimum of every 4 months for the first 2 years from diagnosis and a minimum of every 6 months during years 3-5. Patients will be monitored for local, regional, distant relapse and vital status.

Conditions

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Estrogen Receptor-negative Breast Cancer Progesterone Receptor-negative Breast Cancer Stage IA Breast Cancer Stage IB Breast Cancer Stage II Breast Cancer Triple-negative Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Arm 1 (control)

Patients undergo a clinical breast examination and mammography with ultrasound of the breast and regional nodes followed by breast conserving surgery.

Group Type OTHER

Breast surgery

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Mammography

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Arm 2 (experimental)

Patients undergo a clinical breast examination, mammography with ultrasound of breast and regional nodes and breast MRI followed by breast conserving surgery or mastectomy.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Breast surgery

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Magnetic resonance imaging

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Mammography

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Interventions

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Breast surgery

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Magnetic resonance imaging

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Mammography

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

* Pathologically confirmed diagnosis of breast cancer, clinical stage I-II (T1-3 N0 M0, T0-2 N1 M0). Diagnosis must be by needle biopsy; patients diagnosed by surgical excision are excluded.
* Patients must have either:

* Estrogen receptor (ER) negative/progesterone receptor (PR) negative (\< 10% by immunohistochemistry IHC staining) and HER-2 negative breast cancer OR
* ER negative/PR negative (\< 10% by IHC staining) and HER-2 positive tumors
* HER-2 status will be determined as per the 2013 ASCO CAP guidelines:

* HER-2 is considered positive if there is IHC 3+ staining or ISH positive using either single probe ISH or dual probe ISH
* HER-2 is considered negative if there is IHC 0 or 1+ staining or ISH negative using either single probe ISH or dual probe ISH
* No patients with previous ipsilateral invasive breast cancer or ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)
* No patients with bilateral breast cancer
* No patients with known deleterious mutations in breast cancer (BRCA) genes
* No current history of receiving hormonal therapy, tamoxifen, and or aromatase inhibitors for therapeutic measures
* No history of chemotherapy for cancer within 6 months prior to registration
* No patients scheduled to receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy or partial breast irradiation following breast conserving surgery
* Eligible for BCT based on clinical examination, mammography and, if standard practice at a given institution, ultrasound and/or tomogram. Women who cannot be appropriately selected for BCT based on these standard imaging studies, and for whom additional imaging is recommended to clarify local disease extent, will not be eligible for this trial.
* No patients with multicentric or multifocal disease scheduled to undergo multiple lumpectomies. Multifocal disease that can be encompassed in a single operative bed can be enrolled.
* Suitable to undergo MRI and receive the contrast agent gadolinium (exclusions follow):

* No history of untreatable claustrophobia
* No presence of metallic objects or implanted medical devices in body (i.e., cardiac pacemaker, aneurysm clips, surgical clips, prostheses, artificial hearts, valves with steel parts, metal fragments, shrapnel, tattoos near the eye, or steel implants)
* No history of sickle cell disease
* No contraindication to intravenous contrast administration
* No known allergy-like reaction to gadolinium or moderate or severe allergic reactions to one or more allergens as defined by the American College of Radiology (ACR); patient may be eligible if willing to undergo pre-treatment as defined by the institution's policy and/or ACR guidance
* No findings consistent with renal failure, as determined by glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \< 30 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 based on a creatinine level obtained within 28 days prior to registration
* Weight lower than that allowable by the MRI table
* No prior MRI of study breast within the 12 months prior to registration
* Non-pregnant and non-lactating. Patients of child-bearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test within 7 days prior to registration. Perimenopausal patients must be amenorrheic \> 12 months to be considered not of child-bearing potential
* ≥ 18 years of age
* Signed study-specific informed consent prior to registration
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

American College of Radiology Imaging Network

NETWORK

Sponsor Role collaborator

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Isabelle Bedrosian, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Locations

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Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center

Gilbert, Arizona, United States

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Baptist Memorial Hospital and Fowler Family Cancer Center - Jonesboro

Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States

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Kaiser Permanente-Deer Valley Medical Center

Antioch, California, United States

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Enloe Medical Center

Chico, California, United States

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Bay Area Breast Surgeons Inc

Emeryville, California, United States

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Epic Care Partners in Cancer Care

Emeryville, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente-Fremont

Fremont, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente-Fresno

Fresno, California, United States

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USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Contra Costa Regional Medical Center

Martinez, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente-Modesto

Modesto, California, United States

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Bay Area Tumor Institute

Oakland, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente-Oakland

Oakland, California, United States

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Saint Joseph Hospital - Orange

Orange, California, United States

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UC Irvine Health/Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Orange, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente-Redwood City

Redwood City, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente-Richmond

Richmond, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente-Roseville

Roseville, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente-South Sacramento

Sacramento, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente - Sacramento

Sacramento, California, United States

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Sharp Memorial Hospital

San Diego, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente-San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente-Santa Teresa-San Jose

San Jose, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente San Leandro

San Leandro, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente-San Rafael

San Rafael, California, United States

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Kaiser San Rafael-Gallinas

San Rafael, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Santa Clara

Santa Clara, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente-Santa Rosa

Santa Rosa, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente-South San Francisco

South San Francisco, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente-Stockton

Stockton, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente Medical Center-Vacaville

Vacaville, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente-Vallejo

Vallejo, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente-Walnut Creek

Walnut Creek, California, United States

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Smilow Cancer Hospital-Derby Care Center

Derby, Connecticut, United States

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Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center-Fairfield

Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center - Guiford

Guilford, Connecticut, United States

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Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center at Saint Francis

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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Smilow Cancer Center/Yale-New Haven Hospital

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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Yale-New Haven Hospital North Haven Medical Center

North Haven, Connecticut, United States

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Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center-Trumbull

Trumbull, Connecticut, United States

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Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center - Waterford

Waterford, Connecticut, United States

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Helen F Graham Cancer Center

Newark, Delaware, United States

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Christiana Care Health System-Christiana Hospital

Newark, Delaware, United States

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Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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Dekalb Medical Center

Decatur, Georgia, United States

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Lewis Cancer and Research Pavilion at Saint Joseph's/Candler

Savannah, Georgia, United States

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Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center-Boise

Boise, Idaho, United States

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Kootenai Health - Coeur d'Alene

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States

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Kootenai Clinic Cancer Services - Post Falls

Post Falls, Idaho, United States

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Northwest Community Hospital

Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States

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Memorial Hospital of Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois, United States

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University of Illinois

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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NorthShore University HealthSystem-Evanston Hospital

Evanston, Illinois, United States

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NorthShore University HealthSystem-Glenbrook Hospital

Glenview, Illinois, United States

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Ingalls Memorial Hospital

Harvey, Illinois, United States

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NorthShore University HealthSystem-Highland Park Hospital

Highland Park, Illinois, United States

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Loyola University Medical Center

Maywood, Illinois, United States

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Edward Hospital/Cancer Center

Naperville, Illinois, United States

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Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

Park Ridge, Illinois, United States

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Edward Hospital/Cancer Center?Plainfield

Plainfield, Illinois, United States

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Memorial Medical Center

Springfield, Illinois, United States

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Carle Cancer Center

Urbana, Illinois, United States

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IU Health West Hospital

Avon, Indiana, United States

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IU Health North Hospital

Carmel, Indiana, United States

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Elkhart Clinic

Elkhart, Indiana, United States

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Michiana Hematology Oncology PC-Elkhart

Elkhart, Indiana, United States

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Parkview Hospital Randallia

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

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Parkview Regional Medical Center

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

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Indiana University/Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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Michiana Hematology Oncology PC-Mishawaka

Mishawaka, Indiana, United States

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The Community Hospital

Munster, Indiana, United States

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Michiana Hematology Oncology PC-Plymouth

Plymouth, Indiana, United States

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Memorial Hospital of South Bend

South Bend, Indiana, United States

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Michiana Hematology Oncology PC-South Bend

South Bend, Indiana, United States

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McFarland Clinic PC - Ames

Ames, Iowa, United States

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Physicians' Clinic of Iowa PC

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

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Oncology Associates at Mercy Medical Center

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

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University of Kansas Hospital-Westwood Cancer Center

Westwood, Kansas, United States

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Baptist Health Lexington

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

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University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

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The James Graham Brown Cancer Center at University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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Owensboro Health Mitchell Memorial Cancer Center

Owensboro, Kentucky, United States

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Saint Agnes Hospital

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

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Kaiser Permanente-Gaithersburg Medical Center

Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States

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UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute

Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Henry Ford Hospital

Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Ascension Saint John Hospital

Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute

Flint, Michigan, United States

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Mercy Health Saint Mary's

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

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Spectrum Health at Butterworth Campus

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

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West Michigan Cancer Center

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

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Ascension Providence Hospitals - Novi

Novi, Michigan, United States

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Saint Joseph Mercy Oakland

Pontiac, Michigan, United States

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William Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak

Royal Oak, Michigan, United States

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William Beaumont Hospital - Troy

Troy, Michigan, United States

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Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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Mercy Hospital Springfield

Springfield, Missouri, United States

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Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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Missouri Baptist Medical Center

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

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Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center

Paterson, New Jersey, United States

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Capital Health Medical Center-Hopewell

Pennington, New Jersey, United States

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Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset

Somerville, New Jersey, United States

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Community Medical Center

Toms River, New Jersey, United States

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Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Buffalo, New York, United States

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Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone

New York, New York, United States

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NYP/Columbia University Medical Center/Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

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Vassar Brothers Medical Center

Poughkeepsie, New York, United States

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University of Rochester

Rochester, New York, United States

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Montefiore Medical Center-Einstein Campus

The Bronx, New York, United States

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Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus

The Bronx, New York, United States

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Dickstein Cancer Treatment Center

White Plains, New York, United States

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Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States

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New Hanover Regional Medical Center/Zimmer Cancer Center

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

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Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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Sanford Broadway Medical Center

Fargo, North Dakota, United States

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Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Columbus, Ohio, United States

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Southern Ohio Medical Center

Portsmouth, Ohio, United States

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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

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Providence Portland Medical Center

Portland, Oregon, United States

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Providence Saint Vincent Medical Center

Portland, Oregon, United States

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Kaiser Permanente Northwest

Portland, Oregon, United States

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Saint Luke's University Hospital-Bethlehem Campus

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States

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Bryn Mawr Hospital

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States

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Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center

Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania, United States

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Riddle Memorial Hospital

Media, Pennsylvania, United States

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University of Pennsylvania/Abramson Cancer Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Fox Chase Cancer Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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WellSpan Health-York Hospital

York, Pennsylvania, United States

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Rhode Island Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Spartanburg

Boiling Springs, South Carolina, United States

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Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Easley

Easley, South Carolina, United States

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Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Butternut

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

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Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Faris

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

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Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

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Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Eastside

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

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Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Greer

Greer, South Carolina, United States

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Gibbs Cancer Center-Pelham

Greer, South Carolina, United States

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Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Seneca

Seneca, South Carolina, United States

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Spartanburg Medical Center

Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

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Sanford Cancer Center Oncology Clinic

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

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Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

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Cookeville Regional Medical Center

Cookeville, Tennessee, United States

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Baylor University Medical Center

Dallas, Texas, United States

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Brooke Army Medical Center

Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States

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M D Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

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Doctor's Hospital of Laredo

Laredo, Texas, United States

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Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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South Jordan Health Center

South Jordan, Utah, United States

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Sentara Cancer Institute at Sentara CarePlex Hospital

Hampton, Virginia, United States

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Sentara Leigh Hospital

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

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Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

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PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center

Vancouver, Washington, United States

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West Virginia University Healthcare

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States

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Fox Valley Surgical Associates Limited

Appleton, Wisconsin, United States

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ThedaCare Regional Cancer Center

Appleton, Wisconsin, United States

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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center - Appleton

Appleton, Wisconsin, United States

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Aurora Cancer Care-Grafton

Grafton, Wisconsin, United States

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Aurora BayCare Medical Center

Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States

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University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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Aurora Saint Luke's Medical Center

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Aurora Sinai Medical Center

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Surgical Associates of Neenah SC

Neenah, Wisconsin, United States

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Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic - Oshkosh

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States

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Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic-Sheboygan

Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States

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Aurora Medical Center in Summit

Summit, Wisconsin, United States

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Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic-Two Rivers

Two Rivers, Wisconsin, United States

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Aurora West Allis Medical Center

West Allis, Wisconsin, United States

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Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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ACRIN 6694

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

U10CA037447

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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NCI-2012-02045

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

A011104

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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