Can better scans improve breast cancer bone treatment?
NCT ID NCT02900118
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at 28 women with breast cancer that spread to their bones. Researchers compared two types of scans—PET-CT and whole-body MRI—to see if they agree on whether the bone tumors are stable, improving, or getting worse. The goal is to find a reliable way to monitor treatment response, so doctors can decide whether to continue or change therapy.
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 better choose and adjust treatments for breast cancer that has spread to the bones.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study that only looked at imaging methods, not a treatment. The results may not change current practice without larger studies.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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28 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2012
- Finished
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Aug 2015
- 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.
Who is studied
Patients included are patients seen in consultation for discovery or monitoring of breast cancer bone metastasis at the Oscar Lambret Centre, who meet the eligibility criteria and who have given their consent.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: 1. Patient with breast cancer bone metastasis : * at the initial diagnosis (group 1). * in a metastatic bone relapse (group 2). * with a progression of bone metastasis (group 3). 2. Treatment (hormone therapy, chemotherapy) not undertaken (group 1) or prior therapeutic change (group 2 and 3). 3. Patient not opposing the use of its data. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Claustrophobic patient 2. Patient with an uncontrolled diabetes (fasting glucose \< 1.6 g / l) 3. Patient with a pace-maker or another material incompatible with the MRI 3 Tesla 4. Very algetic patient (Visual Analog Scale (VAS) \> 7) 5. Pregnant or breastfeeding women 6. Patient under 18 or under guardianship 7. Movement disorders (Parkinson disease, etc.) or dementia
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Oscar Lambret
Lille, 59020, France
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