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MRI Screening Versus SYMptom-directed Surveillance for Brain Metastases Among Patients with Triple Negative or HER2+ MBC
Sponsor: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Summary
In this study, 50 women with either HER2+ or triple negative metastatic breast cancer but no known brain metastases will be recruited at the Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre. They will be randomized to undergo either routine MRI screening of their brain every 4 months for 1 year or standard-of-care (MRI only if symptoms of brain metastases develop). Patients will complete questionnaires about quality of life and cancer-related anxiety throughout the study. To determine why some cancers spread to the brain and others do not, blood samples will be collected to analyze the genetic makeup of patients' breast cancers. Finally, a novel MRI imaging technique that detects abnormal metabolism in the brain will be used to help detect brain metastases even earlier than the standard MRI. If results are promising, we will conduct a large multi-centre randomized trial to determine whether screening for brain metastases can help them live longer with improved quality of life.
Official title: Routine MRI Screening Versus Symptom-directed Surveillance for Brain Metastases Among Patients with Triple Negative and HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC): a Single-centre Randomized Pilot Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
50
Start Date
2018-11-08
Completion Date
2025-12
Last Updated
2025-01-20
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
MRI screening
A standard contrast-enhanced MRI and Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer (CEST) MRI of the brain will be performed at baseline, 4 months, 8 months and 12 months.
Locations (1)
Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada