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NCT Number: NCT06903468

Novel Cavity Marking Technique in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Breast Conservation Surgery With Oncoplastic Reconstruction for the Delivery of Adjuvant Radiotherapy and Accuracy of Recommended Re-excisions

This study will investigate a novel approach to marking surgical cavity margins following tumor resection, to allow for more accurate radiotherapy following oncoplastic surgery. Our proposed cavity marking schema will allow radiation oncology to identify the cavity margins more accurately on CT simulation for radiation planning and delivery. This cavity marking schema also provides more accurate margin identification in patients recommended for re-excision of close or positive margins.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida, 32608, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Lisa Spiguel, MD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Stephanie Portillo

CONTACT

[email protected]

352-273-3650

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Adults ≥ 18 years of age.
  • A pathological diagnosis consistent with non-invasive ductal carcinoma in-situ (DCIS) and invasive breast cancer, Tis-T3N0-3M0
  • Subject is planning to undergo or has undergone breast conservation surgery and oncoplastic reconstruction with cavity marking surgery.
  • ECOG Performance status of 0-1
  • Written informed consent obtained from the subject and the subject agrees to comply with all the study-related procedures.
  • Subjects must not have more than one active malignancy at the time of enrollment (Subjects with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen [as determined by the treating physician or approved by the PI] may be included).
  • Subjects of childbearing potential (SOCBP) must be using an adequate method of contraception to avoid pregnancy during surgery and radiation therapy. Prior to study enrollment, subjects of childbearing potential must be advised of the importance of avoiding pregnancy during the surgery and radiation portions of the trial and the potential risk factors for an unintentional pregnancy. SOCBP includes any subject who has experienced menarche and who has not undergone successful surgical sterilization (hysterectomy, bilateral tubal ligation, or bilateral oophorectomy) or who is not post-menopausal. Post-menopause is defined as amenorrhea that has lasted for ≥ 12 consecutive months without another cause.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patient not recommended for, or have declined, adjuvant radiotherapy
  • Subjects with prior ipsilateral breast surgery and identifiable surgical clips.
  • Subjects who are confirmed to be pregnant or breastfeeding.
  • History of any other disease, metabolic dysfunction, clinical examination finding, or clinical laboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that contraindicates the use of protocol therapy or that might affect the interpretation of the results of the study or that puts the subject at high risk for treatment complications, in the opinion of the treating physician.
  • Prisoners or subjects who are involuntarily incarcerated, or subjects who are compulsorily detailed for treatment of either a psychiatric or physical illness.

Treatment and study plan

Novel cavity marking technique

Procedure

A novel cavity marking technique will be performed on all participants during their breast conservation surgery. For this technique, cavity marking will be in a clockwise fashion per breast starting with the superior margin of the tumor bed. The superior margin of the left breast will be marked with a single large clip, followed by a double clip for the lateral margin, a triple clip for the inferior margin, and a quadruple clip for the medial margin. The superior margin of the right breast will be marked with a single large clip, followed by a double clip for the medial margin, a triple clip for the inferior margin and a quadruple clip for the lateral margin. Margins with multiple clips will always have one large clip with the remaining clips standard medium size.

Primary outcomes

  1. Confidence rating in cavity identification

    Time frame: Within 8 weeks of surgery if patient does not receive adjuvant chemotherapy or within 8 weeks following adjuvant chemotherapy (~4-6 months after surgery

    Determine the percentage of patients that receive each of three possible confidence ratings ("Confident", "Informative", and "Ambiguous") from radiation oncologists for their confidence in being able to identify the surgical cavity on imaging.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percent of patients needing re-excision

    Time frame: 7-14 days post-surgery

    Determine the percentage of patients needing re-excision

  2. Local disease recurrence rate

    Time frame: 2 years post-surgery

    Determine the percentage of patients that have local disease recurrence at 2 years post-surgery

  3. Median overall survival rate

    Time frame: 2 years post-surgery

    Determine the median overall survival rate at 2 years post-surgery.

  4. Median recurrence-free survival rate

    Time frame: 2 years post-surgery

    Determine the median recurrence-free survival rate at 2 years post-surgery.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Stephanie Portillo

CONTACT

[email protected]

352-273-3650

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Florida

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2029
First posted
Mar 30, 2025
Registry last updated
Dec 15, 2025

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