NCT04741737

Brief Summary

According to the standard treatment guidelines established until recently, in the case of ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence without systemic metastasis, salvage mastectomy or lumpectomy can be performed when either partial or whole breast radiation therapy is possible. On the other hand, there are currently no standard treatment guidelines for axillary treatment, and the evidence for this is limited. Axillary lymph node metastasis was reported to occur in about 26% of breast cancer patients who had negative sentinel lymph nodes from previous surgery for primary breast cancer and only local recurrence occurred. It is still important in the decision of treatment or adjuvant radiation therapy. However, it is known that most of the patients with ipsilateral breast recurrence do not have axillary lymph node metastasis. Therefore, performing axillary axillary surgery in all of these patients does not help the patient's survival in many cases, but rather can lead to complications such as lymphedema and seroma and postoperative wound infection. A question about the implementation of axillary lymph node resection has been raised and for this reason, it is necessary to study whether surveillance lymph node biopsy is still effective in patients with recurrence in the ipsilateral breast. Most of the studies on ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence without systemic metastasis reported to date are case reports or small retrospective studies. In addition, the combined meta-analysis also has limitations in that the study design is not uniform, and there are many cases in which primary breast cancer surgery performed total mastectomy or axillary lymph node dissection. This study is a multicenter prospective study designed to validate the clinical effectiveness of repeat-SLNB conducted in patients with ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence among patients who previously underwent breast conservation and sentinel lymph node biopsy for unilateral primary breast cancer.

Trial Health

77
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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
532

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
33mo left

Started Mar 2020

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
recruiting

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress70%
Mar 2020Jan 2029

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2020

Completed
11 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 28, 2021

Completed
8 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 5, 2021

Completed
3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 31, 2024

Completed
5 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 31, 2029

Expected
Last Updated

October 11, 2023

Status Verified

October 1, 2023

Enrollment Period

3.9 years

First QC Date

January 28, 2021

Last Update Submit

October 9, 2023

Conditions

Keywords

Breast cancer, Recurrence, Sentinel lymph node biopsy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • 5 year disease free survival

    To prove non-inferiority of re-SLNB compared to ALND regarding disease free survival

    5 years after surgery (re-SLNB)

Secondary Outcomes (9)

  • identification rate of sentinel lymph node

    5 years after surgery

  • 5-year overall survival

    5 years after surgery

  • 5-year local recurrence free survival

    5 years after surgery

  • 5-year regional recurrence free survival

    5 years after surgery

  • 5-year distant metastasis free survival

    5 years after surgery

  • +4 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (1)

reSLNB arm

EXPERIMENTAL

repeat SLNB procedure is performed in when the patient is diagnosed with ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence, who had undergone partial mastectomy and sentinel lymph node biopsy for primary operation.

Procedure: reSLNB arm

Interventions

reSLNB armPROCEDURE

Radioisotope, blue dye, dual mapping methods are all allowed for re-SLNB mapping. Positive finding in re-SLNB is defined according to AJCC 8th edition, as micrometastasis or macrometastasis. Isolated tumor cell is considered negative. When sentinel lymph node is not identified, axillary operation is via physician's choice. When re-SLNB finding is negative, no further axillary lymph node dissection is performed. If there is node metastasis from re-SLNB, axillary lymph node dissection or radiation therapy can be performed as in physician's choice.

reSLNB arm

Eligibility Criteria

Age19 Years+
Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Age over 19 years old
  • Patients who are expected to undergo surgery under the diagnosis of ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence(histologically confirmed in situ disease or invasive disease)
  • Patients who had partial mastectomy and sentinel lymph node biopsy for prior operation for the initially diagnosed breast cancer
  • Patients considered to be axillary lymph node negative from clinical findings
  • Patients who understand and willingly participate in the study

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients with recurrence in other regions. (e.g. ipsilateral axillary lymph node, supraclavicular lymph node, internal mammary lymph node, etc.)
  • Patients who are not eligible to perform SLNB
  • Patients who received mastectomy or axillary lymph node dissection for prior operation
  • Patients who experienced recurrence within a year from the primary operation
  • Patientes who are known to have axillary lymph node metastasis before the secondary operation, histologically confirmed from tissue biopsy or cytology
  • Patients with systemic recurrence
  • Patients with inflammatory breast cancer
  • \) Pregnant and lactating patients

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine

Seoul, 06273, South Korea

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breast NeoplasmsRecurrence

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsBreast DiseasesSkin DiseasesSkin and Connective Tissue DiseasesDisease AttributesPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

  • Joon Jeong

    Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Soong June Bae, M.D.

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 28, 2021

First Posted

February 5, 2021

Study Start

March 1, 2020

Primary Completion

January 31, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

January 31, 2029

Last Updated

October 11, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-10

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