MarginProbe® System U.S. Post-Approval Study
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02406599 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : April 2, 2015
Last Update Posted : February 15, 2021
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The study objective is to determine the MarginProbe® System's diagnostic accuracy at the margin level and impact on Positive Margin* Presence originating from the Main ex-vivo lumpectomy specimen after the initial lumpectomy surgery.
*A positive margin is defined in this study as a margin microscopically measured and reported in the histology report to have cancer within 1 mm or less of the inked surface
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Breast Cancer | Device: Margin Probe Other: Control: Additional inspection | Not Applicable |
This is a prospective, multicenter, randomized (1:1), double arm, controlled study, in which subjects undergoing breast excision (lumpectomy) for carcinoma of the breast will be randomized to either standard of care with additional inspection ('SOC + Additional inspection' arm) or standard of care with MarginProbe as an adjunct ('SOC + Device' arm).
The MarginProbe is an adjunctive diagnostic tool for identification of cancerous tissue at the margins (≤ 1mm) of the main ex-vivo lumpectomy specimen following primary excision. It will be used by the surgeon during lumpectomy procedures only in patients randomized to the "Device+SOC" arm.
Randomization will take place following the excision of the main ex-vivo lumpectomy specimen.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 440 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Participant) |
Primary Purpose: | Supportive Care |
Official Title: | MarginProbe® System U.S. Post-Approval Study Protocol CP-07-001 |
Actual Study Start Date : | June 2015 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | March 2021 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | June 2021 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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SOC + Device
The surgeon will perform routine standard of care lumpectomy with adjunctive MarginProbe device use on the main ex-vivo lumpectomy specimen.
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Device: Margin Probe
The surgeon will use the MarginProbe System to identify cancerous tissue at the margins (≤ 1mm) of the main ex-vivo lumpectomy specimen following primary excision |
SOC + Additional Inspection
The surgeon will perform routine standard of care lumpectomy with additional inspection on the main ex-vivo lumpectomy specimen.
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Other: Control: Additional inspection
The surgeon will perform additional inspection and assessment of the margins of the main ex-vivo lumpectomy specimen following primary excision |
- Diagnostic accuracy at the margin level [ Time Frame: Participants will be followed only for the initial lumpectomy duration. information will be available 2-3 weeks (avarage) from initial lumpectomy date ]Sensitivity and Specificity at the margin level;
- Incomplete Surgical Resection (ISR ) [ Time Frame: Participants will be followed only for the initial lumpectomy duration. information will be available 2-3 weeks (avarage) from initial lumpectomy date ]ISR - Positive Margin on the Main ex-vivo lumpectomy specimen after the initial lumpectomy surgery, that was not addressed by taking a shaving(s) corresponding to the positive margin(s).
- Positive Margin presence on the Outermost Shaving after the initial lumpectomy surgery [ Time Frame: Participants will be followed only for the initial lumpectomy duration. information will be available 2-3 weeks (avarage) from initial lumpectomy date ]Proportion of patients with Positive Margin presence on the Outermost Shaving after the initial lumpectomy surgery
- Cosmesis evaluation [ Time Frame: participants will be followed until 6 months ± 1 month after last surgical treatment visit, an avarage of of 8 months following initial lumpectomy ]Objective evaluation by an evaluator blinded to arm assignment
- Repeat lumpectomy rate [ Time Frame: Participants will be followed for 2-5 weeks (average) ]Proportion of patients who underwent a repeat lumpectomy procedure
- Repeat lumpectomy and mastectomy rate [ Time Frame: Participants will be followed for 2-5 weeks (average) ]Proportion of patients who underwent a repeat lumpectomy procedure or a mastectomy
- Diagnostic Accuracy at the Patient Level (ignoring location) [ Time Frame: Participants will be followed only for the initial lumpectomy duration. information will be available 2-3 weeks (avarage) from initial lumpectomy date ]Proportion of patients from whom shavings were taken

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Women histologically diagnosed with carcinoma of the breast
- Women with non-palpable malignant lesions, requiring image guided localization.
- Undergoing lumpectomy (partial mastectomy) procedure
- Age 18 years or more
- Signed ICF
Exclusion Criteria:
- Multi-centric disease (histologically diagnosed cancer in two different quadrants of the breast)
- Bilateral disease (diagnosed cancer in both breasts)
- Neo-adjuvant systemic therapy
- Previous radiation in the operated breast
- Prior surgery in the same site in the breast
- Woman histologically diagnosed by an open biopsy procedure
- Implants in the operated breast
- Pregnancy
- Lactation
- Participating in any other investigational study for either drug or device which could influence collection of valid data under this study
- Patients for whom complete cavity shaving is planned (sites where this is the routine practice of the investigator will also be excluded from participation in the study)

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02406599
United States, District of Columbia | |
Sibley Memorial Hospital | |
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20016 | |
United States, Florida | |
Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center | |
Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32207 | |
Moffitt Cancer Center | |
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612 | |
United States, Illinois | |
NorthShore University HealthSystem | |
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60201 | |
Rush University Medical Center | |
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612 | |
United States, Maryland | |
John Hopkins Medicine | |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287 | |
Suburban Hospital | |
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20817 | |
United States, New Jersey | |
Summit Medical Group | |
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, United States, 07922 | |
United States, New Mexico | |
New Mexico University Cancer center | |
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87102 | |
United States, New York | |
Montefiore Medical Center | |
New York, New York, United States, 10461 | |
United States, Pennsylvania | |
PinnacleHealth Cancer Institute | |
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States, 17109 |
Study Director: | Maya Livnat | Dilon Medical Technologies Ltd. |
Responsible Party: | Dune Medical Devices |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02406599 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CP-07-001 |
First Posted: | April 2, 2015 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 15, 2021 |
Last Verified: | July 2020 |