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New ultrasound technique may predict chemo success early in breast cancer

NCT ID NCT04715958

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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

Phase 2/3

Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.

Participants

122 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Dec 2020

Expected to finish

Oct 2026

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

21 years and older

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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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

  • Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

  • UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas

    Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States

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