Axillary Reverse Mapping

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Breast Cancer

In brief

It has been hypothesized that the proximity of the anatomic locations of the arm lymphatic drainage system to the breast lymphatic system in the axilla put the arm lymphatics at risk for disruption during a sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) and/or axillary lymph node dissection (ALND). Therefore, mapping the drainage of the arm in addition to the drainage of the breast during the procedure would potentially decrease the incidence of arm lymphatic disruption and subsequent development of lymphedema while providing adequate axillary breast nodes needed for staging.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01381315

Run by

University of Kansas Medical Center

People needed

210

Starts

2009-09-01

Expected to finish

2016-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-01-10

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18 - 100 years old
• Not pregnant or breastfeeding
• Diagnosis of breast cancer requiring LN evaluation for ipsilateral or contralateral breast or prophylactic mastectomy
• Willing participation after obtaining informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• < 18 or > 100 years of age
• Pregnant or breastfeeding
• Blue dye allergy
• Cosmetic allergy
• History of primary lymphedema
• Prior breast augmentation

Where it is running

• University of Kansas Medical Center — Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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