New study aims to spare breast cancer patients from unnecessary surgery

NCT ID NCT04854005

First seen Jan 12, 2026 · Last updated May 25, 2026 · Updated 17 times

Summary

This study looks at whether using ultrasound before surgery can help identify breast cancer patients who have only a few affected lymph nodes, allowing them to avoid a more extensive lymph node removal called ALND. The study includes 78 adults with early-stage, hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer that has spread to 1 or 2 lymph nodes. The goal is to see how often doctors can safely use a less invasive procedure instead.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Hartford Healthcare Cancer Alliance (Data collection only)

    Hartford, Connecticut, 06102, United States

  • Lehigh Valley Health Network (Dara Collection Only)

    Allentown, Pennsylvania, 18103, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Consent Only)

    Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Consent Only)

    Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (All Protocol Activities)

    Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Consent Only)

    Uniondale, New York, 11553, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk - Commack (Consent Only)

    Commack, New York, 11725, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Consent Only)

    Harrison, New York, 10604, United States

  • University of Michigan (Data Collection Only)

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

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