Magnetic marker may simplify breast cancer lymph node surgery
NCT ID NCT06104371
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a magnetic tracer and clip to mark lymph nodes before chemotherapy in breast cancer patients. The goal is to see if this method can reliably find the sentinel lymph node during surgery after chemo. About 459 adults with breast cancer will take part. The approach could make surgery more precise and avoid radioactive tracers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Magtrace (superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles) and Magseed magnetic clip
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make sentinel lymph node surgery after chemotherapy more reliable and less invasive for breast cancer patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase study focused on detection rates, not on curing cancer. The magnetic tracer may not work as well as standard methods, and some patients cannot have it due to MRI needs or allergies.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 459 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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 planned for preoperative chemotherapy before breast surgery.
- Ages
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18 to 85 years
- 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 18 years of age or older. * Patients with breast cancer planned to undergo NACT with * planned sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND), or * targeted axillary lymph node dissection (TAD), in conjunction with the * breast surgery after NACT. Exclusion Criteria: * Intolerance / hypersensitivity to iron or dextran compounds or SPIO. * Patients who are required to undergo MRI to evaluate tumour response. * Pregnancy or breast feedin.g * Patients with an iron overload disease. * Patient deprived of liberty or under guardianship. * Inability to understand given information and give informed consent or undergo study procedure
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sahlgrenska University Hospital
RECRUITINGGothenburg, 413 45, Sweden
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