Common surgery drugs may influence breast cancer return
NCT ID NCT07624734
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study examines whether medications given during mastectomy to keep blood pressure stable might affect the risk of breast cancer coming back. Researchers will review the records of 250 patients who had mastectomy over five years. They will look at which drugs were used and track cancer recurrence within five years after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- adrenergic agents (ephedrine, phenylephrine, norepinephrine, clonidine)
- What this could lead to
- If this study finds a link, it could point toward safer anesthesia choices during breast cancer surgery to possibly reduce recurrence risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, retrospective study that only looks back at medical records, so it cannot prove cause and effect. The results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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.
Who is studied
all patients operated between 2015 and 2020 for a mastectomy
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * patients operated for a mastectomy for breast cancer Exclusion Criteria: * other surgeries for breast cancer not being a mastectomy * mastectomy for other conditions than cancer
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Montpellier
Montpellier, Hérault, 34000, France
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