New study aims to predict swelling after breast cancer surgery

NCT ID NCT02743858

Recruiting now Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study follows 1,250 women who have had lymph node removal during breast cancer surgery. Researchers use arm measurements and tissue tests to see who develops lymphedema (arm swelling) and why. The goal is to find early warning signs and improve quality of life.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to: If successful, this could help doctors predict and catch lymphedema earlier, improving quality of life for breast cancer survivors.
What could go wrong: This is an observational study, not testing a new treatment. It may not lead to direct changes in care, and results depend on many individual factors.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

breast cancer breast neoplasm lymphedema

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

BREAST CANCER LYMPHEDEMA

Contacts and locations

Locations

Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Consent only)
RECRUITING

Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Consent only)
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Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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New York, New York, 10065, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack (Consent only)
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Commack, New York, 11725, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Consent only)
RECRUITING

Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Consent only)
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Uniondale, New York, 11553, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Consent only)
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Harrison, New York, 10604, United States

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