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NCT Number: NCT03303846

Combined Breast MRI and Biomarker Strategies in Identifying High-risk Breast Cancer Patients

This clinical trial studies normal breast tissue changes combined with breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that may suggest the beginnings of cancer development. Using breast tissue markers in combination with breast imaging such as MRI may help to more accurately assess a woman's risk of developing breast cancer.

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Key information

Conditions

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California, United States

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About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Procedure

Undergo high risk breast cancer screening MRI

Other names: Magnetic Resonance / Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, MRI, NMR Imaging, NMRI, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Biospecimen Collection

Procedure

Undergo blood and tissue sample collection

laboratory biomarker analysis

Other

Correlative studies

Primary outcomes

  1. 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.

Secondary outcomes

  1. 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.

Other outcomes

  1. 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.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

City of Hope Medical Center

Other

Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Registry information

Official study title

Combined Breast MRI/Biomarker Strategies to Identify Aggressive Biology

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Oct 6, 2017
Registry last updated
Apr 22, 2026

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