Validity of Sentinel Lymphnode Biopsy After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Cancer Patients With Radiologically Positive Axillary Lymph Nodes (VSNBNAC)

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Sung Gwe Ahn, Gangnam Severance Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01622478
First received: June 15, 2012
Last updated: August 14, 2012
Last verified: August 2012
  Purpose

Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is currently debatable. It is possible that the tumor response to chemotherapy may alter the lymphatic drainage thus causing lower SLN identification rate and higher false negative rate. Further, the response of NAC can be different in each lymph nodes. It is doubtful whether SLNB can accurately predict axillary lymph node (ALN) status after NAC. The aim of this study to determine the identification rate, the false-negative rate, and the accuracy of SLNB after NAC for node positive breast cancer.


Condition Intervention
Breast Cancer
Procedure: Sentinel lymph node biopsy
Drug: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Procedure: complete axillary lymph node dissection
Procedure: positron emission tomography and ultrasonogram

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: Validity of Sentinel Lymphnode Biopsy After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients With Radiologically Positive Axillary Lymph Nodes

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Further study details as provided by Gangnam Severance Hospital:

Enrollment: 120
Study Start Date: December 2006
Study Completion Date: November 2009
Primary Completion Date: June 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Groups/Cohorts Assigned Interventions
Clinically node-positive patients before NAC

Patients with clinically positive lymph node receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy

  1. Clinically negative-node after NAC
  2. Clinically positive-node after NAC
Procedure: Sentinel lymph node biopsy
Sentinel lymph node biopsy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for the patients with clinically positive-nodes at presentation
Drug: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer patients with clinically positive-node at initial diagnosis
Procedure: complete axillary lymph node dissection
Complete axillary lymph node dissection after sentinel node biopsy for estimation of false-negative rate of sentinel node biopsy
Procedure: positron emission tomography and ultrasonogram
Routine evaluation of axillary nodal status using 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and ultrasonogram before and after chemotherapy

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   20 Years to 70 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population

Advanced breast cancer patients with node-positive proved in preoperative imaging study

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Advanced breast cancer patients with node-positive proved in preoperative imaging study
  • ECOG status 0-1

Exclusion Criteria:

  • No previous cancer history
  • No previous chemotherapy history
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01622478

Locations
Korea, Republic of
Gangnam Severance Hospital
Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 135270
Sponsors and Collaborators
Gangnam Severance Hospital
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Sung Gwe Ahn, Research Fellow, Breast Cancer Center, Gangnam Severance Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01622478     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: GNSBCC001
Study First Received: June 15, 2012
Last Updated: August 14, 2012
Health Authority: Korea: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Gangnam Severance Hospital:
sentinel lymph node biopsy
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
breast cancer
locally advanced breast cancer
positive axillary lymph node
negative conversion

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Breast Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Neoplasms
Breast Diseases
Skin Diseases

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