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Nipple Aspiration, Ductal Lavage, and Duct Endoscopy For Diagnostic Assessment in Women Undergoing Surgery for Breast Cancer

NCT00083018 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2013-08-26

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Summary

RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures, such as nipple aspiration, ductal lavage, and breast duct endoscopy, may help doctors detect and assess breast cancer cells early and plan more effective treatment.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well nipple aspiration, ductal lavage, and duct endoscopy work in assessing cancer cells in women who are undergoing surgery for breast cancer.

Conditions

Interventions

GENETIC

cytogenetic analysis

GENETIC

proteomic profiling

OTHER

cytology specimen collection procedure

OTHER

immunohistochemistry staining method

OTHER

laboratory biomarker analysis

PROCEDURE

breast duct lavage

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gerald Gui, MD, MS, FRCS(Edin), FRCS(Eng) · Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Study Design

Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-09-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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