Can MRI and gene tests help avoid unnecessary mastectomies?
NCT ID NCT02352883
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether combining MRI scans with genetic testing can help doctors choose the best treatment for people with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a very early form of breast cancer that hasn't spread. About 368 participants will have an MRI and a genetic test on their biopsy tissue. The goal is to see if these tools can predict who might need a mastectomy versus a less extensive surgery, and to better understand the disease.
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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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368 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2015
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
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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Inclusion Criteria: * Registration to Step 1: * Patients must have pathologically confirmed diagnosis of unilateral ductal carcinoma in situ with no evidence of microinvasive or invasive disease obtained by core needle biopsy within 4 months of registration; patients diagnosed by surgical excision are not eligible; patients with synchronous bilateral disease are not eligible; patients with synchronous bilateral disease (i.e., synchronous DCIS or invasive cancer) are not eligible * Patients will be staged prior to registration according to the clinical staging criteria adapted from the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Cancer Staging Data Forms of the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, 7th Edition, 2009; Note: For consistency purposes, AJCC 7th Edition will continue to be used throughout the entire study enrollment period * Required studies include a bilateral screening mammogram within 6 months and diagnostic mammogram of the affected breast within 3 months prior to registration * Patients must not have previous ipsilateral invasive breast cancer or DCIS * Patients must not have known deleterious mutations in breast cancer (BRCA) genes * Patients must not have received hormonal therapy (i.e., tamoxifen, raloxifene, and/or aromatase inhibitors) for prevention of breast cancer within 3 months of the biopsy documenting DCIS * Patients must not have history of chemotherapy for cancer within 6 months prior to registration * No prior history of breast radiotherapy that will prevent the use of radiotherapy for the present DCIS * Patients must be judged to be suitable to undergo MRI and receive the contrast agent gadolinium (exclusions follow): * No history of untreatable claustrophobia; * No presence of metallic objects or implanted medical devices in body (i.e., cardiac pacemaker, aneurysm clips, surgical clips, prostheses, artificial hearts, valves with steel parts, metal fragments, shrapnel, tattoos near the eye, or steel implants); * No history of sickle cell disease; * No contraindication to intravenous contrast administration; * No known allergy-like reaction to gadolinium or moderate or severe allergic reactions to one or more allergens as defined by the American College of Radiology (ACR); patient may be eligible if willing to undergo pre-treatment as defined by the institution's policy and/or ACR guidance; * No findings consistent with renal failure, as determined by glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \< 30 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 based on a serum creatinine level obtained within 28 days prior to registration; * Weight lower than that allowable by the MRI table; * No prior MRI of the breasts within the 6 months prior to registration * Patients must be eligible for breast-conserving therapy (BCT) based on clinical examination and mammography; if ultrasound is performed, findings must also be consistent with eligibility for BCT * Patients must not have multicentric disease scheduled to undergo multiple lumpectomies; multifocal disease that can be encompassed in a single operative bed are eligible * Women must not be pregnant or breast-feeding; all females of childbearing potential must have a blood test or urine study within 3 weeks prior to registration to rule out pregnancy; a female of childbearing potential is any woman, regardless of sexual orientation or whether they have undergone tubal ligation, who meets the following criteria: * Has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or * Has not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 24 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 24 consecutive months) * Women of childbearing potential must be strongly advised to use an accepted and effective method of contraception or to abstain from sexual intercourse for the duration of their participation in the study * Registration to Step 2: * MRI has been performed in Step 1, and additional imaging studies and biopsies performed if indicated * The clinician/patient has made the decision as to whether the patient will proceed to wide local excision or mastectomy * Registration to Step 3: * Patient's most recent surgery was wide local excision with or without re-excision and for which there was obtained clear (\>= 2 mm) margins at breast conserving surgery, and the pathology reveals pure DCIS; patients with invasive cancer or DCIS with microinvasion will not be registered on step 3, but will be followed for clinical outcomes * The OncotypeDX Patient Report of the DCIS Score from the OncotypeDX Breast Cancer Assay performed by Genomic Health on the excision tissue have been uploaded by the site into the Rave electronic case report forms (eCRF)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Abbott-Northwestern Hospital
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55407, United States
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Adams Cancer Center
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 17325, United States
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Albert Einstein College of Medicine
The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
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Aspirus Regional Cancer Center
Wausau, Wisconsin, 54401, United States
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Associates In Womens Health
Wichita, Kansas, 67208, United States
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Aultman Health Foundation
Canton, Ohio, 44710, United States
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Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States
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Bryn Mawr Hospital
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, 19010, United States
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Cancer Care of Western North Carolina
Asheville, North Carolina, 28801, United States
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Cancer Center of Kansas - Dodge City
Dodge City, Kansas, 67801, United States
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Cancer Center of Kansas - El Dorado
El Dorado, Kansas, 67042, United States
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Cancer Center of Kansas - Main Office
Wichita, Kansas, 67214, United States
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Cancer Center of Kansas - Salina
Salina, Kansas, 67401, United States
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Cancer Center of Kansas - Wellington
Wellington, Kansas, 67152, United States
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Cancer Center of Kansas - Winfield
Winfield, Kansas, 67156, United States
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Cancer Center of Kansas-Wichita Medical Arts Tower
Wichita, Kansas, 67208, United States
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Christiana Care Health System-Christiana Hospital
Newark, Delaware, 19718, United States
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Easton Hospital
Easton, Pennsylvania, 18042, United States
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Edward Hospital/Cancer Center
Naperville, Illinois, 60540, United States
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Edward Hospital/Cancer Center?Plainfield
Plainfield, Illinois, 60585, United States
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Fox Chase Cancer Center at Virtua Memorial Hospital of Burlington County
Mount Holly, New Jersey, 08060, United States
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/University of Washington Cancer Consortium
Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States
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Greenwich Hospital
Greenwich, Connecticut, 06830, United States
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Hartford Hospital
Hartford, Connecticut, 06102, United States
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Helen F Graham Cancer Center
Newark, Delaware, 19713, United States
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Hope Women's Cancer Centers-Asheville
Asheville, North Carolina, 28816, United States
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Hunterdon Medical Center
Flemington, New Jersey, 08822, United States
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Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
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IU Health West Hospital
Avon, Indiana, 46123, United States
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Indiana University/Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey, Illinois, 60426, United States
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy Medical Center
Atlantis, Florida, 33462, United States
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Kaiser Permanente-San Diego Zion
San Diego, California, 92120, United States
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Kaiser Permanente-San Marcos
San Marcos, California, 92069, United States
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Lankenau Medical Center
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, 19096, United States
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence, Kansas, 66044, United States
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Louisiana Hematology Oncology Associates LLC
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70809, United States
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Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70809, United States
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Medical Oncology Hematology Consultants PA
Newark, Delaware, 19713, United States
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Medical Oncology LLC
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70809, United States
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Memorial Hospital of South Bend
South Bend, Indiana, 46601, United States
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Memorial Medical Center
Springfield, Illinois, 62781, United States
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Memorial Regional Cancer Center Day Road
Mishawaka, Indiana, 46544, United States
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Mercy Hospital Saint Louis
St Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States
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Mercy Hospital Springfield
Springfield, Missouri, 65804, United States
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Midstate Medical Center
Meriden, Connecticut, 06451, United States
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Mission Hospital-Memorial Campus
Asheville, North Carolina, 28801, United States
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Missouri Baptist Medical Center
St Louis, Missouri, 63131, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus
The Bronx, New York, 10467-2490, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center-Einstein Campus
The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
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Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Ochsner Medical Center Jefferson
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121, United States
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Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital-ProHealth Care Inc
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, 53066, United States
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Owensboro Health Mitchell Memorial Cancer Center
Owensboro, Kentucky, 42303, United States
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Paoli Memorial Hospital
Paoli, Pennsylvania, 19301, United States
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Peninsula Regional Medical Center
Salisbury, Maryland, 21801, United States
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Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033-0850, United States
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Phoenixville Hospital
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, 19460, United States
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Pottstown Memorial Medical Center
Pottstown, Pennsylvania, 19464, United States
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Regional Hematology and Oncology PA
Newark, Delaware, 19713, United States
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Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
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Riddle Memorial Hospital
Media, Pennsylvania, 19063, United States
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Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset
Somerville, New Jersey, 08876, United States
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Roger Williams Medical Center
Providence, Rhode Island, 02908, United States
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Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States
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Spartanburg Medical Center
Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29303, United States
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Springfield Clinic
Springfield, Illinois, 62703, United States
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The Christ Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States
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The Hospital of Central Connecticut
New Britain, Connecticut, 06050, United States
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University of Pennsylvania/Abramson Cancer Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States
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Via Christi Regional Medical Center
Wichita, Kansas, 67214, United States
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Virtua West Jersey Hospital Voorhees
Voorhees Township, New Jersey, 08043, United States
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Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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Waukesha Memorial Hospital
Waukesha, Wisconsin, 53188, United States
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WellSpan Health-York Hospital
York, Pennsylvania, 17405, United States
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