New study aims to spare healthy breast tissue during cancer surgery
NCT ID NCT05825482
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study compares two surgical approaches for breast cancer: one that removes extra tissue around the tumor (routine cavity shave margins) and one that uses a special device (Savi Scout®) to guide removal of only suspicious margins. About 204 women with early-stage breast cancer will take part. The goal is to see which method better ensures all cancer is removed while removing less healthy tissue, potentially lowering the need for repeat surgeries.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Savi Scout® localization device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help surgeons remove breast cancer more precisely, reducing the need for additional surgeries and preserving more healthy breast tissue.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage study (204 participants) comparing surgical techniques, not testing a new drug. Results may not apply to all breast cancer types or hospitals.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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32 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria * Women 18 years and older, and * With Clinical stage I-II invasive breast cancer, or Stage 0 DCIS, and * That have been diagnosed by means of core needle biopsy appropriate for breast conserving therapy, and * Present to Cleveland Clinic Akron General. * Subjects must have pathologically confirmed breast carcinoma or ductal carcinoma in situ. * Performance status: ECOG 0-1 * Subjects must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. * Patients may have received or may be receiving endocrine therapy. Exclusion Criteria * Men * Pregnant women * Patients who have received neoadjuvant chemotherapy for current cancer diagnosis. * Patients with current diagnosis of synchronous bilateral breast cancer. (A diagnosis of breast cancer at least one year prior to current cancer diagnosis is acceptable.) * Patients \< 18 years of age.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Akron, Ohio, 44302, United States
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