ICG and Blue Dye Guided Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients Underwent Neoadjuvant Therapy

Overview

The value of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in patients underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy is controversial. Lower detection rate and higher false negative rate are the main problem. The purpose of this study is to determine the detection rate and the false negative rate of SLNB by indocyanine green (ICG) in addition to blue dye (methylene blue) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with large or locally advanced breast cancer. This is a single arm clinical trial.

Full Title of Study: “Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Using the Navigation of the Combination of Indocyanine and Blue Dye in Patients With Breast Cancer”

Study Type

  • Study Type: Observational
  • Study Design
    • Time Perspective: Prospective
  • Study Primary Completion Date: August 2019

Detailed Description

Patients indicated for neoadjuvant therapy would be recruited in this study. During the surgery, SLNB using the dual tracing method would be applied before axillary clearance. After the surgery, histological results of the SLN and non-SLN would be analysed.

Interventions

  • Procedure: ICG+Methylene Blue
    • ICG+Methylene Blue Arm: One ml of methylene blue (1%) would be in injected sub-areolarly 5 minutes before surgery, and 1ml of ICG (0.125%) in the same site 3 minutes later. Massage of the breast would be applied to facilitate the movement of the tracers. A small incision would be made in the axilla, and a special device would be used to search the light nodes. During the sampling, blue nodes would also be resected . After the completion of SLNB, complete axillary dissection would be carried out.

Arms, Groups and Cohorts

  • ICG+Methylene Blue
    • ICG+Methylene Blue: Sentinel Lymph Node (SLN) identification and resection using dual tracer technique with the sub-areolar injection of ICG+Blue dye, before surgery.

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • Detection rate of SLN
    • Time Frame: Immediate
    • The number of successful SLNB / total number of SLNB

Secondary Measures

  • False negative rate of SLNB
    • Time Frame: 1 week after the surgery
    • The number of patients with positive SLN / the number of patients with positive node
  • Adverse effect
    • Time Frame: Half a year after the surgery
    • Prophylaxis reaction, skin complication

Participating in This Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients indicated for neoadjuvant therapy – Have complete evaluation of the axillary status – Planned for axillary clearance after neoadjuvant therapy Exclusion Criteria:

  • Sensitive to Iodine – Inflammatory disease – Patient's refusal to join the trial

Gender Eligibility: Female

Minimum Age: 20 Years

Maximum Age: 80 Years

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: No

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • Peking University People’s Hospital
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Sponsor
  • Overall Official(s)
    • Shu Wang, M.D., Principal Investigator, Peking University People’s Hospital
  • Overall Contact(s)
    • Houpu Yang, M.D., +86-10-88324010, yanghoupu@pkuph.edu.cn

References

Kuehn T, Bauerfeind I, Fehm T, Fleige B, Hausschild M, Helms G, Lebeau A, Liedtke C, von Minckwitz G, Nekljudova V, Schmatloch S, Schrenk P, Staebler A, Untch M. Sentinel-lymph-node biopsy in patients with breast cancer before and after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (SENTINA): a prospective, multicentre cohort study. Lancet Oncol. 2013 Jun;14(7):609-18. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(13)70166-9. Epub 2013 May 15.

Boughey JC, Suman VJ, Mittendorf EA, Ahrendt GM, Wilke LG, Taback B, Leitch AM, Kuerer HM, Bowling M, Flippo-Morton TS, Byrd DR, Ollila DW, Julian TB, McLaughlin SA, McCall L, Symmans WF, Le-Petross HT, Haffty BG, Buchholz TA, Nelson H, Hunt KK; Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology. Sentinel lymph node surgery after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with node-positive breast cancer: the ACOSOG Z1071 (Alliance) clinical trial. JAMA. 2013 Oct 9;310(14):1455-61. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.278932.

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