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Intra-operative PET-CT: a Novel Approach to Determine Excision Margins in Lumpectomy Breast Cancer.

Recruiting
18 - 85 years of age
Female
Phase N/A

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Overview

Examination of the feasibility of intra-operative pet CT to detect surgical margins in breast conservative surgery to prevent re-excision.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

  • • female and 18 years of age or older
    • diagnosed with an early-stage (T1 or T2, and N0 or N1; according to the TNM-classification) invasive breast cancer
    • eligible for breast conserving surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

  • • Pregnancy or lactation
    • Diabetes
    • Multifocal tumor disease
    • Diagnosis of inflammatory breast cancer
    • Appointment at the nuclear medicine department for 18F-FDG administration would result in a unacceptable delay of surgery
    • Subject has had exposure to ionizing radiation of more than 1 mSv in other research studies within the last 12 months
    • Subject has recently (<60 days) or is simultaneously participating in another clinical trial.

Study details

Breast Cancer Female, Breast Neoplasms

NCT04343079

University Hospital, Ghent

29 January 2024

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