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NCT Number: NCT03470909

SKINI - Radicality of Skin-Sparing and Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy

Prospective collection of health related personal data and biological material (tissue biopsy) in patients undergoing mastectomy.

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Key information

Conditions

Surgery

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Brust-Zentrum AG

Zurich, 8008, Switzerland

About this study

In this prospective, multi-center trial patients undergoing mastectomy and fulfilling inclusion criteria receive additional biopsies from the remaining skin envelope in order to quantify the amount of residual breast tissue.

Since the investigators will assess, 142 breasts will be investigated. This means a maximum of n=142 patients will be included (corresponding to a minimum of n=71 patient).

On the specimen additional histological sections in radial direction will be performed.

The aim of the study is to evaluate the quality of Skin- Sparing and Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy. On each predefined location in the wound cavity the investigators will investigate where residual breast tissue (RBT) will be found or not. If no RBT can be detected at all predefined breast locations this breast will be classified as having no RBT (=RBT negative). If breast tissue can be detected the investigators have a RBT positive breast.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients undergoing uni- or bilateral Skin-Sparing or Nipple-Sparing mastectomy
  • Female participants ≥ 18 years of age
  • The subject was informed on the project and gave her written informed consent to use her data and samples for this project.

Exclusion criteria

  • Not fulfilling inclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

Skin-Sparing Mastectomy (SSM)

Procedure

For patients undergoing SSM, 10 points of interest in radial localization have been selected for investigation of the presence of residual breast tissue.

The points are located under the remaining skin envelope and will be investigated by performing small biopsies with a cervical biopsy forceps.

Additionally, the distance between the surface of the specimen and the glandular tissue will be explored at five points at the base of the removed breast.

These histological sections will be radially oriented.

Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy (NSM)

Procedure

For patients undergoing NSM, 14 points of interest in radial localization have been selected for investigation of the presence of residual breast tissue, i.e. comparing to SSM, 4 additional biopsies will be taken behind the peripheral part of the areola.

The points are located under the remaining skin envelope and will be investigated by performing small biopsies with a cervical biopsy forceps.

Additionally, the distance between the surface of the specimen and the glandular tissue will be explored at five points at the base of the removed breast.

These histological sections will be radially oriented.

Primary outcomes

  1. Detection of residual breast tissue (RBT)

    Time frame: 20 months

    Each biopsy specimen will be histopathologically assessed for the presence of residual breast tissue (RBT), i.e. in case of SSM 10 biopsy specimens (points A-K) and in case of NSM 14 biopsy specimens (points A-O).

    A mastectomy is defined as RBT-positive whenever residual breast tissue will be detected in one or more biopsies. RBT will be assessed as binary dependent variable (0: no RBT; 1: at least one probe with positive breast tissue detection) and correlated with patient- and therapy-related factors, including age, BMI, breast weight, side of mastectomy (left vs. right), type of mastectomy (SSM vs. NSM), skin flap necrosis, indication for mastectomy, axilla surgery, preoperative treatment, surgeon, incision type as well as distance between surface of removed breast and glandular tissue.

    Presence of RBT will also be assessed with regard to the distribution within the points A-O and the percentage of RBT-positive biopsies of the entity of all biopsies.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Distance between surface of the removed breast and glandular tissue

    Time frame: 20 months

    Five additional incisions will be taken and marked on the mastectomy specimens (A2-E2), positioned in radial direction and opposite to the biopsy points A-E. The distance will be measured by the pathologist in mm.

    Outcome measurements will be the distribution of distances within the points A2-E2 (Friedman-Test), the correlation between distance points A2-E2 and corresponding biopsy points A to E as well as the correlation of the distance with RBT and with patient- and therapy-related factors (linear regression).

  2. Detection of residual disease

    Time frame: 20 months

    Each biopsy specimen will be histopathologically assessed for the presence of residual disease:

    In case of SSM 10 biopsy specimens (points A-K) and in case of NSM 14 biopsy specimens (points A-O).

    The measurement of this outcome will be carried out in a descriptive way of the percentage of biopsies with residual disease, because a low number of residual disease-positive biopsies will be expected.

  3. Correlation of patient- and therapy-related factors with residual breast tissue (RBT) and with distance between surface of removed breast and glandular tissue

    Time frame: 20 months

    Comparisons of patient- and therapy-related variables between SSM and NSM will be done with χ2 - and Student's t-tests for equal or unequal variances, wherever applicable. Forward-and backward logistic regression will be used to assess the influence of putative risk factors on RBT (binary dependent variable; 0: no RBT; 1: at least one probe with positive breast tissue detection). Variables will be included at P < 0.05 and excluded at P > 0.1. For all tests, statistical significance will be assumed at P ≤ 0.05.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Brust-Zentrum AG

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Registry information

Official study title

SKINI - Prospective Evaluation of the Radicality of Breast Tissue Removal With Skin-Sparing and Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy (SSM or NSM)

Acronym: SKINI

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Mar 20, 2018
Registry last updated
Mar 21, 2018

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