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Study of Screening Brain MRIs in Stage IV Breast Cancer

Phase II Study of Screening Brain MRIs in Stage IV Breast Cancer

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

  • Procedures mentioned: MRI scans

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "The study is a single arm, nonrandomized phase II prospective study, with the goal of investigating the role of screening brain MRIs in neurologically asymptomatic patients with metastatic breast cancer."
Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

The study is a single arm, nonrandomized phase II prospective study, with the goal of investigating the role of screening brain MRIs in neurologically asymptomatic patients with metastatic breast cancer.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Histologic diagnosis of breast cancer with documentation of ER/PR/HER2 status * Radiographic evidence of stage IV extracranial diease having progressed past first line therapy in HR+/HER2- patients * Radiographic evidence of stage IV extracranial disease in TN and HER2+ patients * Age ≥ 18 * Life expectancy ≥ 6 months * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 0 to 2 * Patients must be able to understand and the willingness to sign an informed consent for study procedures * Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study Exclusion Criteria: * Prior diagnosis or treatment of brain metastases or leptomeningeal disease * Patients with prior history of non-breast cancer malignancies should have no evidence of disease ≥ 2 years * Neurologic symptoms warranting standard screening brain MRI in the judgement of the treating physician at time of enrollment * Indications warranting brain MRI for other neurologic conditions at time of study entry * Contraindication towards MRI imaging with contrast * Chronic kidney disease stage IV or V or end stage renal disease

Study sites (2)

FL