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Histologic Assessment of the Difference Between 18F-2-fluoro-2-deoxy_D-glucose Positron Emission Mammography(PEM) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Breast

An interventional study of Positron Emission Mammography (PEM) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Breast Cancer, sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to female participants aged 21 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-12-24.

Sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Not applicable, Interventional, and Diagnostic

Why this study was terminated
Lack of accrual
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
6
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
21 Years and older
Sex
Female
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Study summary

Positron Emission Mammography (PEM) is a newly developed imaging examination of the breast that uses a radioactive glucose based tracer, which is a form of sugar attached to a low radiation agent, to detect cancer cells. The radioactive glucose based tracer is called fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), and it is FDA approved. A PEM scanner is able to better detect cancer cells within the breast, more than a regular PET scanner. The PEM scanner is also FDA approved. This type of imaging may be able to see the breast cancer before it could be seen with mammograms and may be as good as or better than breast MRI.

The purpose of this study is to compare the value of FDG Positron Emission Mammography (PEM) with contrast enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the breast for patients with breast cancer. This study will also perform special pathology test to compare the FDG PEM and contrast enhanced breast MRI images with the results from the standard of care breast surgery. This may teach us more about the biology of each breast tumor.

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Conditions studied

  • Breast Cancer

Keywords

  • MRI
  • PEM
  • 10-189
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In context

Lead sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is the lead sponsor of 1,930 studies on the registry; 328 are open to participants now.

Of its 129 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 66 (51%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
21 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Female patients with recently diagnosed invasive or in situ breast cancer by core needle biopsy or FNA (confirmed at MSKCC) prior to enrollment.
  • Patients planning treatment with mastectomy at MSKCC.
  • Patients 21 years old or older.
  • Patients who had or are having a breast MRI within 30 days or less of PEM.
  • Patients who had or are having a digital mammogram.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who are pregnant or breast feeding.
  • Patients with prior radiation therapy or endocrine therapy.
  • Patients who had a prior lumpectomy.
  • Patients who are diabetic.
  • Patients with moderate to end stage kidney disease.
  • Patients who have a contraindication to MRI (i.e. pacemaker, metallic implants, etc).
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    MRI and PEM scans

    All consenting patients who are to have staging breast MRI, will be offered 18FDG PEM (Positron Emission Mammography) within 30 days. If the patient had a previous breast MRI that was done within 30 days at an outside institution, this MRI can be used if a radiologist determines that it is an adequate study. The surgery date will not be affected by the additional PEM evaluation. All imaging will be done and reviewed by MSKCC breast imagers. MRI and PEM findings suggestive of malignancy will be prospectively recorded in both the ipsilateral and contralateral breast.

    Device: Positron Emission Mammography (PEM) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Interventions

  • DevicePositron Emission Mammography (PEM) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

    An additional 5 women will be enrolled at the beginning of the study for training purposes only and will not be included in the assessment of this study. Once the patient has had both breast MRI and PEM, the location of each site of potential breast cancer will be listed for each modality. The location of each abnormality on each imaging examination will be documented. Once the histopathologic evaluation has been performed, the pathology results will be compared to the imaging results for each modality. Furthermore, comparison of the performance of MRI and PEM will then be made with the pathological results as the truth. Comparison of the histology and biomarkers in each lesion detected by each modality will be done in order to determine if these factors affect detection by each modality.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. To Evaluate the Accuracy of Preoperative 18FDG PEM

    using pathology as the gold standard and descriptively compare it to the accuracy of breast MRI in an exploratory analysis which will generate data for future studies. The first 5 patients who consent to the study were used for training purposes only.

    Time frame: 2 years

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Results

Posted Dec 24, 2015
Limitations and caveats
The first 5 patients who consent to the study were used for training purposes only.

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestonePreoperative 18FDG PEM and MRI
Started1
Completed0
Not completed1
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject1

Outcome measures

PrimaryTo Evaluate the Accuracy of Preoperative 18FDG PEM

using pathology as the gold standard and descriptively compare it to the accuracy of breast MRI in an exploratory analysis which will generate data for future studies. The first 5 patients who consent to the study were used for training purposes only.

Time frame:
2 years

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

Adverse events

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

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Preoperative 18FDG PEM and MRI—0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

The first 5 patients who consent to the study will be intended for training purposes only.

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Preoperative 18FDG PEM and MRI
<=18 years0
Between 18 and 65 years1
>=65 years0
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Preoperative 18FDG PEM and MRI
Female1
Male0
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Study locations

1 site
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    New York, New York 10065, United States
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References and documents

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 24, 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
NCT01249157
Lead sponsor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 29, 2010
Start date
Nov 2010
Primary completion
Aug 2012
Completion
Aug 2012
Results posted
Dec 24, 2015
Last update
Dec 24, 2015

Study contacts

Maxine Jochelson, MD
principal investigator · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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