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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
92 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2021-08-01
2023-01-01
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Success of BCS is characterized by negative margins and a good cosmetic outcome. This requires doctors to precisely remove the tumor while preserving as much normal tissue as possible. Current guidelines strongly recommend achieving "no ink on tumor" for invasive breast cancer (IBC) . More widely clear margins do not significantly decrease the rate of ipsilateral breast cancer recurrence (IBCR) \[6\]. However, conventional localization techniques only provide approximate tumor center and fail to provide tumor extents \[7\]. In clinical practice, doctors may remove more tissue to achieve negative margins and avoid a reoperative intervention. Among the patients treating with BCS, 30% survivals were dissatisfied with the cosmetic outcome \[8\].
Wire-guided localization (WGL) is a feasible, widely used technology used for the localization of nonpalpable breast lesions prior to surgical management. The flexible self-retaining wire can be inserted into the exact lesion guided by ultrasound (US) or mammography. The surgeon than uses the wire as a guide to excise the lesion \[9\]. At the same time, the metal needle is visible under CT. The role of multidetector CT (MDCT) is limited in the diagnosis of breast tumors \[10,11\]. However, MDCT has many unique advantages. First of all, patients are in the supine position during MDCT scan, which is consistent with the surgical position. Secondly, MDCT is effective for the detection of tumor extension \[12\]. Beside, MDCT is convenient for 3-dimensional (3D) reconstruction. MDCT guided 3D reconstruction has been widely used in clinic, including surgery guidance. Therefore, we speculate that WGL combined with MDCT can be helpful for precision breast conserving surgery (PBCS).
The aims of this cohort study were to determine whether WGL combined with MDCT guided 3D reconstruction could guide PBCS, and to access the cosmetic outcome reported by patients.
Study Design We did a single center, prospective, cohort study in one group of our department from August 2021 to June 2022. The treatment for all patients were discussed by the multi-disciplinary team in our center. The decision in this study was decided by shared decision-making between patients and multi-disciplinary teams. All procedures for the enrolled patients were performed by one surgeon. All CT images were processed by an experienced radiologist. All specimens were evaluated by two experienced pathologists.
The study was conducted with the approval of the institutional ethics committee of The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University (2021-SR-226) and complied with the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed consent was obtained from all patients.
Pathologic Evaluation Pathologists performed intraoperative frozen section analysis. The size of the breast specimen was measured, and the specimen was sliced sequentially into 5mm sections. Then, the length of the margins and the size of the tumor were measured with both the naked eye and microscope. Ink on tumor was defined as a positive margin. When a positive margin was encountered, the surgeon decided to perform an additional incision or a total mastectomy. After the surgery, hematoxylin eosin stain was also performed to confirm the intraoperative analysis and the final report was subject to hematoxylin eosin stain. All pathological examinations were performed by two pathologists with more than 10 years of experience in breast pathologic examination independently.
Patient reported outcomes (PROs) Breast Cancer Treatment Outcome Scale (BCTOS) cosmetic subscale was used to access patient reported cosmetic outcomes in our study \[19\]. The cosmetic subscale of BCTOS contains 8 items (showing in Supplementary Table 1) designed to assess womens'subjective evaluations of cosmetic outcomes of breast cancer treatment. Each item is rated on a scale of 1 to 4 by the patient, with 1 indicated no difference compared with the untreated breast, 2 slight, 3 moderate, and 4 a large difference. The score was derived from the mean of the answers for each item, with higher scores indicating more adverse effects. Participants completed the scale at baseline (before surgery), 1 month post operation and 6 months post radiotherapy (RT). The scores were statistically analyzed to show the cosmetic changes reported by patients.
Statistical Analysis Quantitive data were reported as the mean with standard deviation. The sample size was calculated as 31 in the PBCS group. The baseline characteristics in the two groups were well balanced. So, the differences between the two groups were analyzed with the chi-square test or Fisher's exact test for categorical variables and the Student t test for continuous variables. All P values were two-sided with 5% significance levels. All analyses were performed using the software STATA version 11.0 (Computer Resource Center, America).
Conditions
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Study Design
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NON_RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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PBCS
patients enrolled in the PBCS group underwent precision breast conserving surgery guided by wire guided localization combined with MDCT guided 3D reconstruction.
precision breast conserving surgery guided by wire guided localization combined with MDCT guided 3D reconstruction
Local anesthesia was induced by using 1% lidocaine before wire location. The wire (localization set, PAJUNK) was placed in the superior, inferior, lateral and interior edge of the tumor through a 20-gauge needle using US guidance one day before BCS, respectively. Then, the patient underwent an immediate supine contrast enhanced CT (Philips Brilliance iCT) scan of the breast. The radiologist performed 3D reconstruction of CT images prior to surgery. Finally, the surgical procedures were performed by experienced breast surgeons combing 3D reconstruction of CT images and wire localizations one day after the localization.
Control
patients enrolled in the Control group underwent palpation guided breast conserving surgery
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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precision breast conserving surgery guided by wire guided localization combined with MDCT guided 3D reconstruction
Local anesthesia was induced by using 1% lidocaine before wire location. The wire (localization set, PAJUNK) was placed in the superior, inferior, lateral and interior edge of the tumor through a 20-gauge needle using US guidance one day before BCS, respectively. Then, the patient underwent an immediate supine contrast enhanced CT (Philips Brilliance iCT) scan of the breast. The radiologist performed 3D reconstruction of CT images prior to surgery. Finally, the surgical procedures were performed by experienced breast surgeons combing 3D reconstruction of CT images and wire localizations one day after the localization.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* be suitable for BCS
* the tumor should be unilateral and unifocal which is clearly visible with US
Exclusion Criteria
* patients who were pregnant or breast-feeding
* patients receiving neoadjuvant therapies.
18 Years
FEMALE
No
Sponsors
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The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Hui Xie, Doctor
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University
Locations
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The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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PBCST
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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