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CompletedNCT00620087Updated Oct 10, 2016

Molecular Breast Imaging in Women With Atypia and LCIS

An interventional study of Molecular Breast Imaging and Screening Mammography in Atypical Lobular Hyperplasia, Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia and Lobular Carcinoma in Situ, sponsored by Mayo Clinic. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-10-10.

Sponsored by Mayo Clinic · Not applicable, Interventional, and Diagnostic

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
66
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Female
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Study summary

We aim to determine if Molecular Breast Imaging (a new nuclear medicine technique developed at Mayo) can identify malignant breast lesions in women who have atypical ductal hyperplasia, atypical lobular hyperplasia, or lobular carcinoma in situ.

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Management of atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH), atypical lobular hyperplasia (ALH), and lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) diagnosed by breast needle core needle biopsy is controversial. Current practice is to recommend excisional biopsy to rule out malignant lesions, which have been reported in more than half of cases in some series. No consistent clinical, pathologic, or radiologic factors have been identified to select patients who do not require surgical excision. This is due, in part, to overlap in the mammographic features of benign and malignant lesions. Furthermore, reliance on mammography for surveillance of these high-risk patients is problematic. This highlights the need for a complementary imaging modality to improve the radiologic distinction between benign and malignant tumors and improve post-biopsy surveillance.

We are evaluating a new semiconductor-based gamma camera which we call Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) which improves resolution by a factor of 2-3 compared to conventional gamma cameras, and, unlike mammography, is not affected by breast density. Preliminary clinical studies (IRB 0-1761-01)) have shown that scintimammography (SM) using Tc-99m sestamibi and the CZT camera (CZT-SM) has a high sensitivity and specificity for the evaluation of small (5-10 mm) lesions seen on mammography. We hypothesize that the MBI will reliably distinguish lesions that require excisional biopsy from lesions that do not. A secondary aim is to compare the role of MBI with mammography in post-biopsy surveillance.

We aim to enroll 50 Mayo patients who have received a diagnosis of ADH, ALH, or LCIS on core biopsy, who have not yet undergone excisional biopsy, and who consent to undergo MBI of both breasts. For images in which there is discordance with mammographic findings, ultrasound will be used to determine if additional abnormalities warrant excision. Using pathologic correlation, we will determine: 1) If residual foci of ADH, ALH, and LCIS are visible on MBI images; and 2) If MBI images can reliably predict contiguous or separate foci of malignant lesions in either breast.

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Conditions studied

  • Atypical Lobular Hyperplasia
  • Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia
  • Lobular Carcinoma in Situ

Keywords

  • Atypical lobular hyperplasia
  • Atypical ductal hyperplasia
  • Lobular carcinoma in situ
  • Molecular Breast Imaging
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In context

Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating

207 studies on the registry are indexed under Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating; 45 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 66 is close to the median of 68 across 156 interventional studies indexed under Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating.

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Lead sponsor

Mayo Clinic is the lead sponsor of 3,263 studies on the registry; 670 are open to participants now.

Of its 450 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 318 (71%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria for Surveillance Arm:

  • Diagnosis of biopsy-prove ADH, ALH, or LCIS within the past 5 years based on core needle biopsy and/or excisional biopsy and confirmed by a Mayo pathologist.

Inclusion Criteria for Diagnostic Arm:

  • Recent core needle biopsy of the breast demonstrating ADH, ALH, or LCIS confirmed by Mayo pathologist.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • They are unable to understand and sign the consent form
  • They are pregnant or lactating
  • They are physically unable to sit upright and still for 40 minutes
  • They are younger than 18 years of age.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Investigator)
Enrollment
66 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Other
    Diagnostic Arm

    Women with core-biopsy proven atypia, LCIS, or radial scar who have not yet undergone surgical excision were enrolled in the diagnostic arm. A molecular breast imaging study will be obtained.

    Procedure: Molecular Breast Imaging

  • Other
    Surveillance arm

    Women with a diagnosis of ADH, ALH, or LCIS within the past 5 years were enrolled in the surveillance arm. A molecular breast imaging study was done at enrollment (Year 0) and repeated at Yer 2 and Year 4. Patients continued with routine screening mammography during this time period.

    Procedure: Molecular Breast Imaging · Procedure: Screening Mammography

Interventions

  • ProcedureMolecular Breast Imaging

    Molecular breast Imaging is a new nuclear medicine technique for imaging the breast. It uses small filed of view semiconductor-based gamma cameras that use Cadmium Zinc Telluride detectors. These have superior spatial and energy resolution to conventional sodium iodide detectors.

  • ProcedureScreening Mammography

    A screening mammogram is used to look for signs of breast cancer in women who don't have any breast symptoms or problems. X-ray pictures of each breast are taken from 2 different angles.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Correlation between molecular breast imaging findings and surgical pathology

    Time frame: five years

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Study locations

1 site
  • Mayo Clinic
    Rochester, Minnesota 55905, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Rhodes DJ, Hruska CB, Conners AL, Tortorelli CL, Maxwell RW, Jones KN, Toledano AY, O'Connor MK. Journal club: molecular breast imaging at reduced radiation dose for supplemental screening in mammographically dense breasts. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2015 Feb;204(2):241-51. doi: 10.2214/AJR.14.13357. PubMed 25615744 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 10, 2016, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00620087
Lead sponsor
Mayo Clinic
Collaborators
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Responsible party
Deborah Rhodes (MD, Mayo Clinic) — Principal investigator
First posted
Feb 21, 2008
Start date
Aug 2003
Primary completion
Jul 2015
Completion
Jul 2015
Last update
Oct 10, 2016

Study contacts

Deborah J. Rhodes, M.D.
principal investigator · Mayo Clinic

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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