Study of the Safety of MRI Scans in People Who Have Breast Tissue Expanders After Mastectomy

Running, not enrolling

Conditions studied: Breast Cancer, Breast Neoplasms, Breast Adenocarcinoma

In brief

The purpose of this study is to find out whether it is safe to perform MRI scans in people who have breast tissue expanders in place.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT04769960
Run by: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
People needed: 68
Starts: 2021-02-19
Expected to finish: 2027-02-19
Last updated by the study team: 2026-05-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

Patient ≥ 18 years old on day of signing informed consent
Has a breast tissue expander implanted > 28 days ago
Patients must provide an implant card or surgical report indicated the exact make and model of their implanted tissue expander

You may not qualify if…

Patients with AeroForm Tissue Expanders (manufactured by AirXpanders)
Anyone who would normally be excluded from undergoing an MRI examination as per the Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases screening policy in the MRI Safety Policy (https://one.mskcc.org/sites/pub/ehs/Policies/ECSE-2009.pdf), aside from having a breast tissue expander
Patients who are reportedly pregnant, who have a positive urine or serum pregnancy test at the time of imaging, or for which pregnancy cannot be ruled out.
Patients who are unable to tolerate, comply or complete the MRI exam due to claustrophobia, anxiety, known psychiatric or substance abuse disorder, age, frailty, or medical instability.

Where it is running

Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Consent only ) — Montvale, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack (Consent Only) — Commack, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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