New breast reconstruction technique uses fat grafting through armpit incision
NCT ID NCT07352137
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a new surgical technique for breast reconstruction after mastectomy in women with early-stage breast cancer. The approach combines endoscopic nipple-sparing mastectomy with immediate fat grafting, all done through a small incision in the armpit. Researchers want to see if this method improves patient satisfaction and quality of life while reducing complications. Twenty women will take part and be followed for one year.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- endoscopic nipple-sparing mastectomy with immediate multistage autologous fat grafting
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this technique could offer women a less invasive breast reconstruction option with better cosmetic results and fewer scars after mastectomy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. There are risks of surgical complications like infection, bleeding, or fat graft failure.
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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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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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 to 70 years
- 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: • Age \>18 years, female * Stage 0-II( pTis,cT1-2N0-1M0) * Candidate for a endoscopic nipple- sparing mastectomy procedure (multiple or extensive lesions) * Patients' choice to undergo an immediate breast reconstruction * Lack of serious comorbidities * Accept standard adjuvant therapy Exclusion Criteria: * Breast cancer in pregnancy, tumours abutting the chest wall, skin (including inflammatory breast cancer), or nipple-areolar complex (NAC) (including Paget's disease), patients with breast cancer diagnosed as T3 or N2 and above, Allergic to lidocaine
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Guangdong Provincial Hospital Of Chinese Medicine
Guanzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China
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