The Effect of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis in Breast Cancer Long-term Survival: a Single Institution Study

To investigate whether digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) benefits survival improvement.

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Key information

Conditions

Breast Cancer Breast Diseases Breast Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Skin Diseases Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Age range

23 year–89 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital

Kaohsiung City, 813, Taiwan

About this study

To suggest DBT for specific populations, compare the overall survival rate of women with digital mammography (DM) to the DBT screening for women with particular characteristics.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

individuals were diagnosed with breast cancer according to the International Disease Classification Criteria

Exclusion criteria

no surgery or incomplete surgical pathology stage
complete remission after neoadjuvant chemotherapy
non-breast cancer death
bilateral breast cancer
male breast cancer
no pre-surgery mammography image

Treatment and study plan

DBT

Device

Image with digital breast tomosynthesis

Other names: Digital Breast Tomosynthesis

DM

Device

Image with digital mammography

Other names: Digital Mammography

Primary outcomes

Overall survival rate

Time frame: Up to 111 months

Compare the overall survival rate according to breast density type, cancer stage, mammography test type, and imaging modality.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital.

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2011
Primary completion: 2021
Study completion: 2021
First posted: Oct 31, 2022
Registry last updated: Nov 4, 2022

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