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Breast Ultrasound and Mammography in Screening Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer

NCT00072501 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2012-10-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Screening tests such as ultrasound and mammography may help doctors detect cancer cells early and plan more effective treatment for breast cancer. It is not yet known whether ultrasound is more effective than mammography in detecting breast cancer.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying breast ultrasound to see how well it works compared to mammography in detecting cancer in women who are at high risk for breast cancer.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

breast imaging study

PROCEDURE

comparison of screening methods

PROCEDURE

magnetic resonance imaging

PROCEDURE

radiomammography

PROCEDURE

ultrasound imaging

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • American College of Radiology Imaging Network

    lead NETWORK

Principal Investigators

  • Wendie A. Berg, MD, PhD · Johns Hopkins at Green Spring Station

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-04-30
Primary Completion
2012-04-30

Countries

  • United States
  • Argentina
  • Canada

Study Locations

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Diseases

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