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High Resolution Microendoscope for Breast Cancer

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Nimmi Ramanujam, PhD
Research Sponsored by Duke University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up day of procedure (less than 10 minutes)
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial aims to develop new ways of diagnosing breast cancer using optical spectroscopy, and testing how well they work alongside core needle biopsies. Patients scheduled for mastectomies or lumpectomies will be asked to participate, as well as patients with a high chance of cancer based on mammography.

Eligible Conditions
  • Breast Cancer

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~day of procedure (less than 10 minutes)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and day of procedure (less than 10 minutes) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Optical signatures

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: Core needle biopsyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Patients needing a needle biopsy of a breast mass
Group II: Reduction mammoplastyPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Any patients scheduled for a reduction mammoplasty who would like to participate in a study to better understand breast cancer
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
High Resolution Microendoscope
2006
N/A
~220

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Who is running the clinical trial?

William Marsh Rice UniversityOTHER
45 Previous Clinical Trials
27,640 Total Patients Enrolled
Duke UniversityLead Sponsor
2,360 Previous Clinical Trials
3,420,117 Total Patients Enrolled
54 Trials studying Breast Cancer
9,998 Patients Enrolled for Breast Cancer
Nimmi Ramanujam, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorDuke University
3 Previous Clinical Trials
844 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Breast Cancer
539 Patients Enrolled for Breast Cancer

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Optical Spectroscopy During Breast Cancer Surgery and Core Needle Biopsy
2006. "Optical Spectroscopy During Breast Cancer Surgery and Core Needle Biopsy". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00734838.
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