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Role of Positron Emission Mammography (PEM) Flex Solo II Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanner in Evaluating Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Response in Patients With Breast Cancer

An interventional study of PEM Flex Solo II PET Scanner and MRI scan in Breast Cancer, sponsored by University of Chicago. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-07-27.

Sponsored by University of Chicago · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
Poor accrual
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
5
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is:

  1. To evaluate the hypothesis: Can PEM Flex Solo II PET scanner ascertain response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer?
  2. To compare the results from the PEM Flex Solo II PET scanner to the standard of care bilateral breast MRI.
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Subjects will receive bilateral (both sides) breast and axillary PEM scans. All recruited subjects chosen for the study will have biopsy proven breast cancer and are eligible for chemotherapy. They will undergo bilateral breast MRI for staging which is considered standard of care. Breast MRI and PEM scans will be performed at at baseline (phase 0 or pre-operative phase), 2nd MRI and PEM after 1 to 2 weeks of NAC (phase 1) and 3rd MRI and PEM after 1 to 2 weeks of phase 1 (phase 2). DCE-MRI and PEM will be performed not more than 14 days apart within each phase. Cranio-Caudal (CC) and Medial Lateral Oblique (MLO) PEM views will be performed of both the ipsilateral and contralateral breast and axillae by a Mammography Technologist trained in mammographic positioning.

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Conditions studied

  • Breast Cancer

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In context

Breast Neoplasms

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This study's enrollment of 5 is below the median of 72 across 9,303 interventional studies indexed under Breast Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

University of Chicago is the lead sponsor of 907 studies on the registry; 182 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Women 18-75 years old with newly diagnosed breast cancer who are considered candidates for breast conserving surgery (i.e., lumpectomy)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Children (\< 18 years old)
  • Pregnant or Lactating women
  • Diabetic patients (Type I or II)
  • Patients who are scheduled for a sentinel node procedure using radioactive Tc-99m within 24 hours of PEM
  • Patients who have NOT undergone a standard of care bilateral breast MRI
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
5 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Beast cancer subjects

    Subject will have assessment of neoadjuvant chemotherapy treatment response by both MRI and PEM to compare methods

    Device: PEM Flex Solo II PET Scanner · Device: MRI scan

Interventions

  • DevicePEM Flex Solo II PET Scanner

    Subjects will receive bilateral (both sides) breast and axillary PEM scans.

  • DeviceMRI scan

    Subjects will receive bilateral (both sides) breast and axillary MRI scans.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Reduction in Tumor Size

    Comparison of tumor size pre chemotherapy and post chemotherapy represents the PEM data. There is no the response with MRI because the study was aborted and very few patients were involved.

    Time frame: 1-2 weeks post treatment onset

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Results

Posted Jul 27, 2015

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneBeast Cancer Subjects
Started5
Completed3
Not completed2
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject2

Outcome measures

PrimaryReduction in Tumor Size

Comparison of tumor size pre chemotherapy and post chemotherapy represents the PEM data. There is no the response with MRI because the study was aborted and very few patients were involved.

Time frame:
1-2 weeks post treatment onset
Reported as:
Mean · mm
Reduction in Tumor Size
mmBeast Cancer Subjects
PEM tumor size pre chemotherapy25.67 ± 7.5
PEM tumor size post chemotherapy9.67 ± 16.7

Adverse events

Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Beast Cancer Subjects—0/5 (0%)0/5 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Beast Cancer Subjects
Mean50.8 ± 6.98
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Beast Cancer Subjects
Female5
Male0
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Study locations

1 site
  • The University of Chicago Medical Center
    Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 27, 2015, 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
NCT01012440
Lead sponsor
University of Chicago
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 13, 2009
Start date
Nov 2009
Primary completion
May 2011
Completion
May 2012
Results posted
Jul 27, 2015
Last update
Jul 27, 2015

Study contacts

Kirti Kulkarni, M.D.
principal investigator · The University of Chicago Medical Center

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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