Minimally invasive lymph node treatment after chemo for node-positive breast cancer
Part of Cancer, Skin clinical trials.
This study looks at a less invasive way to check and treat lymph nodes in the armpit after you receive chemotherapy (and sometimes immunotherapy) before breast surgery. It may help people with cancer that has already spread to armpit lymph nodes by improving how staging and treatment are done.
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Who can take part
- You have invasive breast cancer on one side (not both breasts).
- Before treatment, your armpit lymph nodes were thought to be involved (cN1 to cN3).
- You have confirmation that at least one armpit lymph node contains cancer (pathology proof).
- You plan to receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy (sometimes with immunotherapy) before surgery.
- You have not had prior armpit surgery or armpit radiation before starting this chemotherapy.
- You do not have cancer that has spread to distant parts of the body (no metastases, even limited/oligometastatic disease).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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