New camera spots hidden cancer nodes during surgery
NCT ID NCT00757302
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new handheld gamma camera (CarolIReS) in 110 breast cancer patients to see if it could find sentinel lymph nodes that standard methods miss. The camera was used before and during surgery to guide removal and check if any nodes were left behind. The goal was to improve the accuracy of lymph node removal and reduce the chance of leftover cancer.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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110 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Sep 2008
- Finished
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Sep 2014
- 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
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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: * Patient major at the time of breast surgery. * Patient affiliated with a social security. * Consent dated and signed by the investigator and the subject. * Subject having been informed of the sentinel lymph node procedure during the visit prior to breast surgery. * Patient having a unifocal infiltrative breast cancer (less than 2 cm) diagnosed preoperatively by core biopsy or cytology. * Patient having a ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), diagnosed preoperatively by core biopsy or cytology. Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal of the patient to be included in the study. * Pregnant patient or during breastfeeding. * None of the patients will have undergone chemotherapy, locoregional radiotherapy or prevalent axillary lymph node. * Diagnosed safeguarding justice and trust. * Patient with a psychiatric disorder makes it impossible for the collection of informed consent-patient with tumors greater than 2 cm or multifocal. * Prevalent axillary lymph node.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHRU, Hôpital Civil ,Service de Gynécologie-obstétrique
Strasbourg, 67091, France
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