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Active, not recruitingNCT03495011Updated Jul 21, 2026

MRI Characterization of Mammographically Detected DCIS

An observational study in Breast Cancer, Stage 0, sponsored by University of Washington. Active, not recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-07-21.

Primary conditionCarcinoma, Intraductal, NoninfiltratingRegistry: Breast Carcinoma In SituReclassifiedWhy we changed it
Registry
Breast Carcinoma In Situ — the first condition term the registry derived for this study.
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Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating
Why
  1. The study's title name Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating, a narrower term within Breast Carcinoma In Situ.
Confidence
High: the new condition is named in the study's own title. Of 46 hand-checked studies reclassified this way, 72% were exactly right and 89% in the right disease family; the registry's first term was right for 4% (measured 2026-10-21). How we classify →
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Sponsored by University of Washington · Observational

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Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
122
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
Female
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-14

Among 210 studies in Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating with a site in United States — 31 open to participants now, 51 under way, 6 of them phase 3. Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating · United States.

Enrollment
18th of 38
122 · median 109
Started
2018
with 9 others
Observational
38 of 210
6 open now
Primary completion
2023-04
later than 6 of 50 live
Registered
154th of 210
by date

Among the 210 studies in Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating with a site in United States, this one is the 18th largest by enrollment of the 38 observational ones that give a count, is one of 10 that started in 2018, is one of 38 observational ones, reaches primary completion later than 6 of the 50 other live ones, and was the 154th registered.

Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating

286 studies on the registry are indexed under Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating; 55 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

31 of the 210 studies in Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating with a site in United States are open now. Recruiting first, the newest first:

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Who these studies take

Of the 42 Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating studies recruiting now, 33 (79%) set no upper age limit and 5 (12%) stop at 75 or younger; 1 takes children under 18; 4 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years to 80 Years · female.

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Study summary

This is a single institution, prospective observational clinical trial for women with mammographically identified calcifications that may represent ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).

The purpose of this study is to determine whether quantitative, multiparametric breast MRI performed prior to surgical resection can biologically characterize this common pre-invasive malignancy, ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), which typically presents in asymptomatic women as suspicious calcifications on mammography.

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The investigators will assess whether MRI signatures can determine which calcifications identified prior to surgical resection actually harbor DCIS, and whether these imaging features correlate with pathologic markers of proliferation (Ki-67) and inflammation (cox-2) within DCIS lesions.

The investigators will also explore whether quantitative MRI features in the peri-tumoral region correlate with prognostic microenvironment markers of inflammation (TNFα) and angiogenesis (VEGF). Finally, investigators will assess whether a multivariate model using these markers can accurately predict risk of recurrence based on a multi-gene assay (Oncotype DX DCIS score).

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Conditions studied

  • Breast Cancer, Stage 0

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Keywords

  • Ductal Carcinoma in Situ
  • MRI
  • Oncotype Dx
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In context

Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating Reclassified

286 studies on the registry are indexed under Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating; 55 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 122 is below the median of 201 across 59 observational studies indexed under Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating.

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Lead sponsor

University of Washington is the lead sponsor of 1,434 studies on the registry; 226 are open to participants now.

Of its 158 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 136 (86%) have results posted.

Compared within Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating, this study's primary condition as ClinicalTrials.gg classifies it; the registry's first condition term is Breast Carcinoma In Situ. The counts are of registry records indexed under each term, refreshed daily. How we classify →

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Women aged 18 or older with suspicious mammographic caclifications or biopsy-proven DCIS with residual calcifications present on mammogram after biopsy. Study participants will undergo an experimental 3 Tesla breast MRI prior to surgical resection, including both DWI and DCE techniques. Only participants who are diagnosed with pure DCIS on both core needle biopsy and surgical resection will remain on study. Tissue from all DCIS lesions will also be sent for outside multi-gene assay testing (Oncotype DX DCIS score, Genomic Health, Redwood City, CA).

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Inclusion criteria

  • [Cohort A] Women aged 18 or older with suspicious calcifications identified on mammography without an associated mass
  • [Cohort B] Women aged 18 or older with recent -proven DCIS with residual calcifications present on mammogram after biopsy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria for Both Cohorts:

  • Patients with prior history of breast cancer in the ipsilateral breast
  • Patients with a newly diagnosed breast cancer in the contralateral breast
  • to contrast-enhanced breast MRI (e.g. renal insufficiency with \<60, contrast allergy, incompatible metal)
  • Patients who currently are undergoing chemoprevention therapy (e.g. aromatase inhibitors or selective estrogen receptor modulators)
  • Women who are pregnant
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(3)

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Biopsy and archival tissue

A biopsy takes a small piece of tissue to examine. “Archival tissue” is a sample already taken, for example at diagnosis, and kept by the hospital.

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Contraindication

A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.

GFR and eGFR (kidney filtering)

GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is how much blood the kidneys filter each minute. It is usually estimated from a blood test — eGFR, by formulas such as CKD-EPI or MDRD — and some studies ask for it to be measured directly instead. Usually given in mL/min/1.73 m².

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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
122 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Cohort A

    Patient with recently identified calcifications on mammography requiring biopsy. Patients will undergo a quantitative, multiparametric breast MRI as part of their clinical care. MRI will not change need for biopsy, but could identify additional suspicious sites. Only patients diagnosed with pure DCIS at biopsy and eventual surgical excision will receive Oncotype DX DCIS score testing.

    Diagnostic Test: Breast MRI · Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis

  • Cohort B

    Patient with recent diagnosis of biopsy-proven DCIS would complete a research quantitative, multiparametric breast MRI as part of their clinical care. Only patients diagnosed with pure DCIS at surgical resection will receive Oncotype DX DCIS score testing.

    Diagnostic Test: Breast MRI · Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis

Interventions

  • Diagnostic testBreast MRI

    Quantitative, multiparametric breast MRI

  • OtherLaboratory Biomarker Analysis

    Only patients with pure DCIS on surgical excision will have advanced pathologic markers and Oncotype Dx DCIS Score testing.

    Also known as: Oncotype Dx

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Fractional perfusion (f)

    Assess whether high f within DCIS lesions correlates with proliferation (high Ki-67)

    Time frame: 3.5 years

  2. Tissue diffusion (Dt)

    Assess whether low Dt within DCIS lesions correlates with high proliferation (Ki-67)

    Time frame: 3.5 years

  3. Transfer constant (Ktrans)

    Assess whether high Ktrans within DCIS lesions correlates with inflammation (cox-2)

    Time frame: 3.5 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Signal enhancement ratio (SER)

    Assess whether low SER can exclude the presence of DCIS-associated malignancy at the site of mammographic calcifications

    Time frame: 3.5 years

  2. Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC)

    Assess whether high ADC can exclude the presence of DCIS-associated malignancy at the site of mammographic calcifications

    Time frame: 3.5 years

  3. Oncotype DCIS Score

    Develop a multivariate MRI model to identify low risk DCIS (Oncotype DX DCIS score\<39)

    Time frame: 3.5 years

  4. Transfer constant (Ktrans)

    Assess whether high Ktrans in the peri-tumoral tissue correlates with stromal inflammation (TNFalpha)

    Time frame: 3.5 years

  5. Fractional perfusion (f)

    Assess whether high f in the peri-tumoral tissue correlates with angiogenesis (VEGF)

    Time frame: 3.5 years

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Study locations

1 site
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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

Ran from Apr 2018 to primary completion in Apr 2023, 60 months.

Of 28 non-industry observational studies under Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating, half reached primary completion within 60 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 35 and three quarters within 86. This study's 60 months is close to that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 30 studies reached it within 60 months; a quarter within 46 and three quarters within 86.

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

Registered
Apr 4, 2018
First posted
Apr 11, 2018
StartActual
Apr 20, 2018
Primary completionActual
Apr 30, 2023
CompletionEst.
Apr 2032
Last update
Jul 21, 2026
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 Jul 21, 2026, 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
NCT03495011
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 11, 2018
Start date
Apr 20, 2018
Primary completion
Apr 30, 2023
Completion
Apr 2032 (estimated)
Last update
Jul 21, 2026

Study contacts

Habib Rahbar
principal investigator · Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

Oversight

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