Upper Extremity Lymphatic Mapping for Breast Cancer Patients

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Conditions studied: Breast Cancer, Axillary Lymph Node Dissection

In brief

This study is being done to see if lymph nodes that drain the arm also drain the breast. An axillary lymph node dissection removes lymph nodes under the arm. It is done to help prevent cancer cells from spreading to the rest of the body. Usually, about 12 to 15 nodes are removed. They are then examined to see if they have cancer cells. Removing these lymph nodes has some side effects. The most common is lymphedema. This is the build-up of fluid in the arm. This study will tell us if it may be possible in the future to identify lymph nodes that just drain the arm. Leaving those nodes may help to reduce the rate of lymphedema for future patients.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00717886

Run by

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

People needed

13

Starts

2008-06-01

Expected to finish

2009-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-11-20

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Females with Stage II invasive breast cancer and documented axillary metastases by core biopsy, clinical examination, or fine-needle aspiration who are scheduled to undergo an ALND.
• Females > 21 years of age

You may not qualify if…

• Prior ipsilateral axillary surgery
• Prior ipsilateral axillary radiation
• Prior ipsilateral breast cancer
• Prior ipsilateral breast radiation
• Allergy to isosulfan blue dye
• History of ipsilateral upper extremity lymphedema
• Prior history of surgical excision of the upper outer quadrant of the ipsilateral breast
• Prior history of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for current breast cancer
• Bulky axillary disease at presentation (N2)

Where it is running

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York, United States

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