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MRI-based Approaches for Multi-parametric Model to Early Predict Pathological Complete Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy in Breast Cancer

An observational study in Breast Cancer, sponsored by Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital. Completed at 1 site in China. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-08-06.

Sponsored by Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
301
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Female
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Study summary

The purpose of this clinical research is to evaluate the accuracy of a multi-parametric model based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in predicting pathological complete response (pCR) after the first cycle of neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) given to patients with locally advanced breast cancer, thus allowing early chemotherapy regimen modification to increase number of patients achieving pCR or save patients from toxic effects of ineffective chemotherapy.

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Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women worldwide. NAT has been well established in managing breast cancer for patients with locally advanced cancer and early-stage operable breast cancers of specific molecular subtypes. Though pCR has been demonstrated to be associated with better survival, it can only be judged by pathological testing of surgically resected specimens. Thus, predicting pCR earlier during NAT is imperative and can timely switch to a new personalized treatment strategy and exempt from unnecessary chemotherapy toxicity for patients.

This is a multicenter, prospective cohort study of 301 patients undergoing MRI after the first cycle of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. This project plans to establish and validate a model for determining pCR during NAT in breast cancer based on clinical information, imaging and pathological information of patients in multiple centers, in order to provide important references for further early diagnosis and personalized treatment.

  1. Collecting MRI images data, clinical and pathological information, treatment regimens, and curative effect information to build an MRI-based, multi-parametric model.
  2. Evaluating the performance of model through internal and external validation cohort by using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, the area under the curve (AUC), discrimination and calibration measures.
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Conditions studied

  • Breast Cancer

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Keywords

  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Neoadjuvant therapy (NAT)
  • therapeutic response
  • breast cancer
  • early prediction
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In context

Breast Neoplasms

12,815 studies on the registry are indexed under Breast Neoplasms; 2,920 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 301 is above the median of 184 across 2,711 observational studies indexed under Breast Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital is the lead sponsor of 237 studies on the registry; 102 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

Selection of patients diagnosed with breast cancer and treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Eligibility criteria

  1. For training cohort:

    Inclusion Criteria:

    • Age ≥18 years;
    • Histologically confirmed invasive breast carcinoma;
    • Clinical stage II-III at presentation;
    • Complete basic information and image data;
    • Have MRI imaging data at baseline and after the first cycle of NAC;
    • Finish the standard NAC treatment and undergo surgery;

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • With chemotherapy contraindications;
    • Multifocal of multicentric lesions;
    • Poor quality of MRI images;
  2. For validation cohort:

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age ≥18 years;
  • Complete basic information and image data;
  • Clinical stage II-III at presentation;
  • Scheduled for neoadjuvant chemotherapy;
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-1.
  • Signed informed consent;

Exclusion Criteria:

  • With chemotherapy contraindications;
  • Metastatic breast cancer;
  • Multifocal of multicentric lesions;
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Study design

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

Groups and cohorts

  • the training cohort

    From January 2019 to December 2020, 140 patients from Guangdong Province People's Hospital with complete clinicopathological information and available images of MRI before treatment and after 1st-NAT were retrospectively recruited for the training cohort

  • the internal validation cohort

    From June 2021 and December 2023, 120 patients from Guangdong Province People's Hospital were prospectively recruited for the internal validation cohort.

  • the external validation cohort

    From June 2021 and December 2023, 41 patients from Shantou Central Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University and The First People's Hospital of Foshan were prospectively recruited for the external validation cohort.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Sensitivity

    Testing the sensitivity of NeoMDSS model to predict pCR using the area under receiver operating characteristic curve.

    Time frame: up to 28 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Specificity

    Testing the sensitivity of NeoMDSS model to predict non-pCR using the area under receiver operating characteristic curve.

    Time frame: up to 28 weeks

  2. Specificity

    Testing the difference in the tumor shrinkage patterns on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in triple-negative breast cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant therapy , as well as the correlation between tumor regression pattern and efficacy.

    Time frame: up to 6 weeks

Other outcomes

  1. Shrinkage pattern

    The difference in tumor regression shrinkage patterns between the different treatment groups. Based on the MRI after the first cycle, the tumor SPs were grouped into three categories: CS, diffuse decrease, and no change or enlargement.

    Time frame: up to 28 weeks

  2. correlation between shrinkage patterns and efficacy

    The correlation between tumor regression shrinkage patterns and treatment efficacy.

    Time frame: up to 28 weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
    Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China
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References and documents

Publications

  • Zou J, Zhang L, Chen Y, Lin Y, Cheng M, Zheng X, Zhuang X, Wang K. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy With Immunotherapy Result in Different Tumor Shrinkage Patterns in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. J Breast Cancer. 2024 Feb;27(1):27-36. doi: 10.4048/jbc.2023.0136. Epub 2023 Nov 17. PubMed 37985386 ↗
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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 Jan 2019 to primary completion in Jul 2023, 54 months.

Of 1,012 non-industry observational studies under Breast Neoplasms, half reached primary completion within 60 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 26 and three quarters within 141. This study's 54 months is close to that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 1,165 studies reached it within 58 months; a quarter within 26 and three quarters within 125.

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

Registered
May 9, 2021
First posted
Jun 1, 2021
StartActual
Jan 1, 2019
Primary completionActual
Jul 30, 2023
CompletionActual
Dec 30, 2023
Last update
Aug 6, 2024
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 Aug 6, 2024, 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
NCT04909554
Collaborators
Shantou Central Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, First People's Hospital of Foshan
Responsible party
Kun Wang (Professor, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jun 1, 2021
Start date
Jan 1, 2019
Primary completion
Jul 30, 2023
Completion
Dec 30, 2023
Last update
Aug 6, 2024

Study contacts

Kun Kun, MD
study chair · Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital

Oversight

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