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Breast CancerPhase 3NCT00201942

PET Imaging to Determine the Role of PET in the Assessment of Regional Disease in Breast Cancer (PET PREDICT Trial)

A Phase 3 study testing PET scan in people with Breast Cancer, run by Ontario Clinical Oncology Group (OCOG) at 10 sites in Canada.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The overall goal of this study is to determine how FDG-PET can be incorporated into the assessment of the axilla in the staging and treatment of women with early stage breast cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women only
Conditions the study is for
Breast Cancer
What is being tested?
PET scan
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
336 participants
Where
10 sitesCanada
Study dates
Feb 2005to May 2007
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Histologic diagnosis of invasive breast cancer,
  • Resectable primary cancer.

Who cannot join

  • The diagnosis of invasive breast cancer was made more than 3 months prior to registration,
  • Patient and/or surgeon are not willing to proceed with a SNB or AND after the PET scan is completed,
  • Patient and/or surgeon are not willing to proceed with a level I and II AND if the SNB is positive, if the PET scan shows increased uptake in the ipsilateral axilla, or if the surgeon is still gaining experience in the performance of SNB,
  • SNB or AND has already been done,
  • Chemotherapy has been given or will be given prior to PET scan or SNB or AND,
  • Significant serious concurrent medical problems (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes),
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  • Patient is pregnant or lactating,
  • Patient is unable to lie supine and with both arms above their heads for PET scan,
  • Known hypersensitivity to FDG,
  • Clinical evidence of regional nodal metastases (fixed, matted axillary nodes),
  • Clinical evidence of distant metastases.

Trial locations and contacts

10 sites in 1 country.

10 sites in 1 country

Canada10 sites
  • St. Joseph's

    Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 4A6

  • Juravinski Cancer Centre

    Hamilton, Ontario, L8V 1C3

  • Kingston Regional Cancer Centre

    Kingston, Ontario, K7L 5P9

  • London Regional Cancer Centre

    London, Ontario, N6A 4L6

  • Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4K7

  • North York

    Toronto, Ontario, M2J 1V1

  • Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre and Women's College

    Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5

  • St. Michael's

    Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1W8

  • Mount Sinai Hospital

    Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X5

  • Princess Margaret Hospital

    Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9

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About this study

Official title: A Prospective Study to Determine the Role of 2-[18F]Fluoro-2-Deoxy-D-Glucose (FDG)Positron Emission Tomography (PET)in the Assessment of Regional Nodal Spread of Disease in Breast Cancer Patients

The overall goal of this study is to determine how FDG-PET can be incorporated into the assessment of the axilla in the staging and treatment of women with early stage breast cancer.

A multicentre, prospective, diagnostic accuracy study will be conducted evaluating the ability of positronic emission tomography using fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG-PET) to detect the presence or absence of axillary lymph node metastases in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients with no clinical evidence of spread of disease beyond the breast.

Read the detailed description

Patients will have histologic confirmation of invasive breast cancer and will have a FDG-PET scan prior to axillary node assessment. All patients will have a sentinel node biopsy if any sentinel nodes can be located. Patients with a positive sentinel node will have an axillary node dissection. The results of the PET will be compared to the reference standard of histologic examination of all excised (sentinel and non-sentinel) axillary lymph nodes which will be referred to as axillary node assessment. Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values for PET-FDG will be determined.

Conditions
Breast Cancer
Being tested
PET scan
Keywords
Breast Cancer, Diagnosis, PET, Positronic Emission Tomography, fluorodeoxyglucose
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms, Disease

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • PET scanProcedure or surgery

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. The primary outcomes are the sensitivity and specificity of FDG-PET in axillary node assessments using axillary node assessment [Sentinel Node Biopsy(SNB) with or without Axillary Node Dissection (AND)] as the reference standard.

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Patients with positive FDG-PET in non-axillary nodal areas;

  2. Patients with positive FDG-PET in other non-nodal areas;

  3. Patients with positive FDG-PET in the residual breast tissue.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted20 Sep 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2005
  3. Study completionMay 2007

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
336 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00201942
Sponsor's protocol ID
CTA-Control-092493
Status last verified
Oct 2007
First submitted
13 Sep 2005
Last updated
18 Oct 2007
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing PET scan in people with Breast Cancer, run by Ontario Clinical Oncology Group (OCOG) at 10 sites in Canada.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 11 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Oct 2007. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 10 sites in Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

The primary outcomes are the sensitivity and specificity of FDG-PET in axillary node assessments using axillary node assessment [Sentinel Node Biopsy(SNB) with or without Axillary Node Dissection (AND)] as the reference standard.. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 18 Oct 2007.

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