New ultrasound technique may predict chemo success early in breast cancer
NCT ID NCT04715958
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a special type of ultrasound, using a contrast dye called Definity, can measure pressure inside breast tumors to predict how well chemotherapy is working. About 200 women with locally advanced breast cancer will get three of these ultrasounds before and during their treatment. The goal is to see if this imaging method can tell early on whether the cancer is responding, which could help doctors adjust treatment sooner.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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122 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2020
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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21 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: * Provide signed and dated informed consent form * Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study * At least 21 years old * Be diagnosed with breast cancer (T1 or greater LABC, any N and M0) * Be scheduled for neoadjuvant chemotherapy * Be medically stable * Be conscious and able to comply with study procedures * If a female of child-bearing potential, must have a negative urine pregnancy test Exclusion Criteria: * Males * Females who are pregnant or nursing * Patients with other primary cancers requiring systemic treatment * Patients with any distal metastatic disease * Patients undergoing neoadjuvant endocrine therapy * Patients who are medically unstable, patients who are seriously or terminally ill, and patients whose clinical course is unpredictable. For example: * Patients on life support or in a critical care unit; * Patients with unstable occlusive disease (e.g., crescendo angina); * Patients with clinically unstable cardiac arrhythmias, such as recurrent ventricular tachycardia; * Patients with uncontrolled congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association \[NYHA\] Class IV); * Patients with recent cerebral hemorrhage; * Patients who have undergone surgery within 24 hours prior to the study sonographic examination * Patients with known hypersensitivity or allergy to any component of Definity * Patients with unstable cardiopulmonary conditions or respiratory distress syndrome * Patients with uncontrollable emphysema, pulmonary vasculitis, pulmonary hypertension or a history of pulmonary emboli
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas
Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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