Combined Breast MRI and Biomarker Strategies in Identifying High-risk Breast Cancer Patients
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03303846 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : October 6, 2017
Last Update Posted : November 25, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Healthy Subject | Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Procedure: Biospecimen Collection Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis | Not Applicable |
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine the number of high risk women with abnormal screening breast MRI and morphologically normal biopsy over 7 years.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine if WNT10B/mutant p53 expression as measured in the 0-month biopsy predicts women with an abnormal MRI/non-cancerous biopsy who will progress to cancer over 7 years.
TERTIARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine the predictive accuracy of WNT10B with MRI, of which will be compared with MRI alone using the C-index.
OUTLINE:
Participants undergo standard of care high risk breast cancer screening MRIs at baseline and follow-up and blood sample collection at baseline. Participants undergo collection of breast tissue samples at any breast biopsy or breast surgery.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 650 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Screening |
Official Title: | Combined Breast MRI/Biomarker Strategies to Identify Aggressive Biology |
Actual Study Start Date : | October 13, 2017 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | October 1, 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | October 1, 2023 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Treatment (breast MRI, biopsy)
Participants undergo standard of care high risk breast cancer screening MRIs at baseline and follow-up and blood sample collection at baseline. Participants also undergo collection of breast tissue samples at any breast biopsy or breast surgery.
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Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Undergo high risk breast cancer screening MRI
Other Names:
Procedure: Biospecimen Collection Undergo blood and tissue sample collection Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis Correlative studies |
- Incidence of triple-negative breast cancer (invasive and/or ductal carcinoma in situ [DCIS]) within the 12-month period of the study [ Time Frame: Up to 12 months ]Development of breast cancers other than triple-negative (e.g. estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) the study analysis, however they will be reported as descriptive statistics.
- Expression of WNT10B/mutant p53 in morphologically normal breast tissue [ Time Frame: Up to 12 months ]Biopsy tissue will be assessed for 1) activated WNT10B (measured by presence of high phospho-beta-catenin; present vs. absent) and 2) loss of p53 function (measured by the loss of p21 expression; present versus [vs.] absent). The optimal cut for the WNT10B to differentiate progression vs. non-progression women will be carried out by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis, and hence WNT10B expression will be dichotomized to high vs. low expression. Chi-square test 12-month progression. Adjusted association will be further explored by logistic regression incorporating subject characteristics, such as age, body mass index (BMI), race, and BRCA1.
- Predictive accuracy of WNT10B with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) [ Time Frame: Up to 12 months ]The specificity for MRI combined with WNT10B and/or p53 based biomarkers to detect triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) will be calculated with 95% confidence interval (CI). Its prediction accuracy will be described by C-index and compared to that by diagnosis by MRI alone.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Women who are undergoing screening breast MRI as per standard of care for high-risk breast cancer screening
- Willing to donate left-over tissue if patient undergoes a breast biopsy and/or breast surgery
- Willing to have about 40 mL of blood (approximately 3 tablespoons) drawn
- Documented informed consent of the participant
Exclusion Criteria:
- Allergy or intolerance to gadolinium
- Inability to undergo breast MRI (e.g. claustrophobia)
- Participants with active cancer diagnosis (exception: skin cancer, biopsy-proven atypical lobular, ductal hyperplasia and/or lobular carcinoma in situ)
- Previous diagnosis of stage 4 cancer
- Participants who have received cytotoxic chemotherapy within 1 year prior to screening breast MRI
- Participants who have received endocrine therapy within 1 year prior to screening breast MRI
- Participants who have received breast radiation within 1 year prior to screening breast MRI
- Radiation to both breasts
- Pregnant and/or lactating within 1 year prior to screening breast MRI
- Receives screening breast MRIs at an outside facility other than the consenting institution

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03303846
United States, California | |
City of Hope Medical Center | Recruiting |
Duarte, California, United States, 91010 | |
Contact: Tanya Chavez 626-218-0634 tachavez@coh.org | |
Principal Investigator: Victoria Seewaldt, MD | |
Sub-Investigator: Lisa Yee, MD | |
University of Southern California | Recruiting |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033 | |
Contact: Kristy Watkins 323-865-0452 Watkins_K@med.usc.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Julie E. Lang, MD | |
United States, North Carolina | |
Duke University | Recruiting |
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705 | |
Contact: Jennifer Gallagher 919-970-1551 jennifer.gallagher@duke.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Terry Hyslop, PhD | |
United States, Ohio | |
Ohio State University, Stefanie Spielman Comprehensive Breast Center | Recruiting |
Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43212 | |
Contact: Sarah Woelke 419-308-4708 sarah.woelke@osumc.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Steven K. Clinton, MD | |
Sub-Investigator: Lisa Yee, MD | |
United States, Wisconsin | |
University of Wisconsin | Recruiting |
Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 537192 | |
Contact: Renae Quale 608-263-7898 rmquale@wisc.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Ruth O'Regan, MD |
Principal Investigator: | Victoria Seewaldt, MD | City of Hope Medical Center |
Responsible Party: | City of Hope Medical Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03303846 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
17009 NCI-2017-01757 ( Registry Identifier: NCI CTRP ) U01CA189283 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
First Posted: | October 6, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | November 25, 2022 |
Last Verified: | November 2022 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |