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Can a simpler, cheaper method for marking breast tumors work as well as ultrasound?

NCT ID NCT07716644

Disease control Sponsor: University of Faisalabad Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 21, 2026 · Last updated Jul 22, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial tests whether placing a small marker clip into a breast tumor without ultrasound guidance (using touch alone) is as accurate, safe, and cost-effective as using ultrasound. The study involves 50 women with palpable breast tumors who will receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy. The goal is to find a viable, lower-cost option for breast cancer care in low-resource settings.

What this could mean

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Active substance
breast lesion clip placement (procedure)
What this could lead to
If blind clipping proves accurate and cost-effective, it could offer a practical alternative for breast cancer care in low-resource settings.
What could go wrong
This is a small, single-center trial, so results may not apply broadly. Blind clipping may be less accurate than ultrasound guidance.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

50 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Apr 2026

Expected to finish

Jul 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

25 to 75 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Female patients aged 25-75 years * Unifocal lesion * Palpable T1-T4 lesion * Planned Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) cases * Patient consent for tumor localization or breast-conserving surgery (BCS) Exclusion Criteria: * Known bleeding disorder * Inflammatory breast carcinoma * Multifocal or multicentric breast disease * Patients who do not consent for tumor localization or BCS

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

breast carcinoma breast neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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Breast neoplasms

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Tertiary Care Hospitals, Faisalabad, Pakistan

    Faisalābad, Punjab Province, 38000, Pakistan

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