New antibiotic treatment aims to stop infections in breast cancer reconstruction
NCT ID NCT07220967
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether Stimulan Rapid Cure, a local antibiotic, can reduce infections in women receiving tissue expanders during mastectomy for breast cancer. About 392 participants will be randomly assigned to receive the antibiotic or standard care. The goal is to see if this approach lowers surgical site infections and fluid buildup (seroma) within 90 days after surgery.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 392 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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.
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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: * Female sex * Aged 18 years or older * Planned to undergo mastectomy for breast cancer, genetic predisposition to and/or strong family history of breast cancer, or other prophylactic indication * Planned to undergo unilateral or bilateral immediate breast reconstruction (i.e., reconstruction at the time of mastectomy) with prepectoral TE placement at MSK * BMI less than 40 kg/m2 * Not actively smoking or using other nicotine products within 6 weeks of surgery * No contraindications to Stimulan antibiotic bead placement: hypercalcemia, severe vascular or neurological disease, uncontrolled diabetes, pregnancy, and severe degenerative bone disease * No known allergy to calcium sulfate, vancomycin, or gentamicin * No impaired decision-making capacity
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Conditions
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The places running it
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGBasking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGMontvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activites)
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGMiddletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activites)
RECRUITINGRockville Centre, New York, 11553, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk-Commack (Limited Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGCommack, New York, 11725, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGHarrison, New York, 10604, United States
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