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RecruitingNCT03342625BRIFUUpdated Oct 2, 2025

High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Treatment of Breast Tumors. BRIFU Study

An interventional study of High Instensity Focused Ultrasound in Breast Cancer Female, sponsored by Institut Bergonié. Recruiting at 1 site in France. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-10-02.

Sponsored by Institut Bergonié · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Jun 2026, 5 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started Jun 2018; still recruiting 8 years 5 months later.

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Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
15
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Female
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-13

Among 29 studies in Breast Neoplasms by Institut Bergonié — 4 open to participants now, 6 under way, none of them phase 3. Breast Neoplasms · Institut Bergonié.

Planned enrollment
18th of 20
15 · median 87
Started
2018
the only one that year
No phase
16 of 29
3 open now
Registered
20th of 29
by date

Among the 29 studies in Breast Neoplasms by Institut Bergonié, this one is the 18th largest by planned enrollment of the 20 interventional ones that give a count, is the only one that started in 2018, is one of 16 with no phase, and was the 20th registered.

Breast Neoplasms

14,829 studies on the registry are indexed under Breast Neoplasms; 3,318 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

4 of the 29 studies in Breast Neoplasms by Institut Bergonié are open now, in 1 country. Recruiting first, the newest first:

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Where they have run

Who these studies take

Of the 2,398 Breast Neoplasms studies recruiting now, 1,569 (65%) set no upper age limit and 592 (25%) stop at 75 or younger; 103 take children under 18; 215 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years and older · female · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

Monocentric prospective study evaluating the efficacy of High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) in breast tumors.

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Incidence of breast cancer increases with the lifetime of the population, and represents an important socio-economic issue. Diagnosis and treatment are major public health issues. High Instensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) is a minimally invasive technique which decreases the risk of post-treatment complications and allows shorter hospitalization times. This technology is also remarkable for the absence of limitation related to the dose delivered, which makes it possible to repeat if necessary and the absence of ionizing radiation both for the treatment itself and for its guidance (MRI).

The main objective is to evaluate the efficacy of HIFU for the treatment of breast tumors, based on histological criteria.

Indication :

Histologically invasive ductal carcinoma, T0, with unifocal or plurifocal lesion, with or without associated microcalcifications, measuring 15 mm maximum on ultrasound and clinical N0.

Course of the study :

  • Signature of consent,
  • Clinical and radiological assessment at Baseline,
  • Realization of the HIFU procedure under local anesthesia and sedation (J0),
  • Total or partial mastectomy depending on the lesion (between D2 and D8),
  • Consultation with surgeon (J30),

Number of patients :

15 patients will be included in this pilot study. If no success is observed, the study will be stopped and the technique considered inefficient. If there are one or more successes, an Independant Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) will meet to propose an additional trial if necessary with the data from this trial.

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Conditions studied

  • Breast Cancer Female

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Keywords

  • High intensity focused ultrasound
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Who can participate

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

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Inclusion criteria

  1. proven infiltrating ductal carcinoma with the analysis of hormone receptors, tumor grade, Her-2 expression.
  2. T0 lesion, unifocal or plurifocal, with or without micro-calcifications associated, measuring 15 mm maximum major axis on ultrasound.
  3. Clinical N0.
  4. Bra cup size greater than or equal to B.
  5. Markable and identifiable lesion in MRI.
  6. Indication of partial or total mastectomy in case of multifocal lesions or extensive calcification associated with axillary surgery.
  7. Breast assessment performed by a referent radiologist: Mammography, ultrasound, clinical examination.
  8. No to MRI.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria :

  1. Infiltrating lobular carcinoma and Pure ductal carcinoma in situ.
  2. Bilateral lesion.
  3. Non-detectable MRI lesions, within 10 mm of the skin, greater than 15 mm on ultrasound.
  4. Unifocal palpable tumor.
  5. Cup size bra equal to A.
  6. Cutaneous lesion on the breast to be treated by HIFU.
  7. Impossibility of ventral decubitus immobility, extended arm, during 1 hour.
  8. Pregnant or postpartum patient.
  9. Patient participating in another interventional clinical trial within 30 days of enrollment and during the trial.
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Histologically or cytologically confirmed

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Contraindication

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
15 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    High Intensity Focused Ultrasound

    High Intensity Focused Ultrasound for the treatment of breast tumors, guided by MRI

    Device: High Instensity Focused Ultrasound

Interventions

  • DeviceHigh Instensity Focused Ultrasound

    High Intensity Focused Ultrasound guided by MRI

    Also known as: HIFU

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Efficacy of HIFU for the treatment of breast tumors, based on histological criteria

    * Complete success: absence of viable invasive tumor cells on histological analysis. * Incomplete success: Partial tumor destruction of the invasive contingent, unhealthy margins due to underestimation of tumor volume before treatment or imperfect targeting of focused ultrasound. Incomplete successes will be considered as failures. The persistence of an in situ quota alone will be considered as success. * Failure: presence of viable invasive tumor cells in the treated area.

    Time frame: Day 30

Secondary outcomes

  1. Feasibility of non-invasive pre-surgical identification of the tumor area to be resected (palpation by the surgeon of the focused ultrasound ablation zone)

    Time frame: Day 2, 8

  2. Immediate complications of focused ultrasound

    Time frame: Day 30

  3. Pain (visual analogue scale) experienced by patients during the sedation procedure, until surgery.

    Time frame: Day 0, 2

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started Jun 2018 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Jun 2026, 96 months after the start.

Of 2,662 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Breast Neoplasms, half reached primary completion within 33 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 16 and three quarters within 66. This study's planned 96 months is above that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 2,772 studies reached it within 33 months; a quarter within 15 and three quarters within 66.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Nov 9, 2017
First posted
Nov 17, 2017
StartActual
Jun 7, 2018
Primary completionEst.
Jun 2026
CompletionEst.
Jan 2027
Last update
Oct 2, 2025
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 2, 2025, 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
NCT03342625
Lead sponsor
Institut Bergonié
Collaborators
Ligue contre le cancer, France
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 17, 2017
Start date
Jun 7, 2018
Primary completion
Jun 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Jan 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 2, 2025

Study contacts

Jean PALUSSIERE, MD
Contact
j.palussiere@bordeaux.unicancer.fr
+33 5 56 33 37 50
Simone MATHOULIN-PELISSIER, MD, PhD
Contact
s.mathoulin@bordeaux.unicancer.fr
Jean PALUSSIERE, MD
study chair · Institut Bergonié

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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