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Tattoo marks could help surgeons save more breasts in cancer fight

NCT ID NCT07478900

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether tattooing the skin over a breast tumor before chemotherapy can help surgeons later remove the cancer completely while saving as much healthy breast tissue as possible. Thirty women with breast cancer will get their tumor edges marked with tattoo ink, then receive standard chemotherapy. After chemo, the tattoo marks guide the surgeon during breast-conserving surgery. The goal is to see if this method leads to clean surgical margins and avoids the need for a full mastectomy.

What this could mean

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Active substance
skin tattooing of tumor margins
What this could lead to
If successful, this tattooing method could help surgeons remove breast cancer more precisely, potentially allowing more women to keep their breasts instead of needing a mastectomy.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Tattooing might cause allergic reactions or make it harder to see tumor changes during chemotherapy.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

About 30 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Sep 2025

Expected to finish

Feb 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 to 75 years

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: Female patients aged 18-75 years Histologically confirmed Breast Cancer on biopsy Patients with T2 or T3 breast tumors planned for Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Presence of a clinically palpable primary breast tumor suitable for localization Patients who are candidates for Breast-Conserving Surgery following neoadjuvant therapy Ability and willingness to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: Known allergy or hypersensitivity to tattooing materials used for tumor localization Early-stage Breast Cancer not requiring Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Diagnosis of Inflammatory Breast Cancer T3 tumors in patients with small breast size or T4 breast cancer Patients unwilling to undergo Breast-Conserving Surgery Diffuse microcalcifications of the breast parenchyma on Mammography Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Male Breast Cancer Multicentric or multifocal breast cancers Tumor location that precludes breast-conserving surgery Recurrent Breast Cancer

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

breast cancer breast neoplasm Neoplasm Metastasis

As listed by the trial registrant

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Breast cancer (locally advanced or metastatic) Neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy Tattoo skin markers

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • AIIMS Bhubaneswar

    RECRUITING

    Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751019, India

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