Clinical Research Directory

Step Count and Treatment Response in Neoadjuvant Breast Cancer

This prospective multicenter observational study (NEOBRE-STEP) investigates the impact of daily step counts, measured by Huawei Fit 2 smartwatches, on treatment response in patients with non-metastatic Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2)-negative breast cancer undergoing neoadjuvant systemic therapy. Patients will wear smartwatches to continuously record step counts, activity intensity, sleep, and heart rate. Patient-reported outcomes, including sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, PSQI) and quality of life (European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire - Core 30, EORTC QLQ-C30), will be assessed at baseline and after treatment. The primary outcomes are pathological complete response (pCR) and Miller-Payne score. Secondary outcomes include sleep quality, quality of life, perioperative outcomes, and feasibility of smartwatch monitoring.

Omission of Local Therapies in Women Patients With HER2-positive or Triple-negative Breast Cancer

HER2-positive and Triple-negative are subtypes of breast cancer more sensitive to systemic therapies, where the complete pathological response rate may be higher than 50%. This gave rise to doubts about the usefulness of traditional local treatments for such responders. Omission of surgery after vacuum assisted breast biopsy (VABB) as well omission of radiotherapy after conservative surgery would now seem to be reasonable alternatives to standard care for highly selected patients, in whom systemic treatments have provided the maximum response.

Study of the Impact of DPD Activity on the Efficacy of Capecitabine

This study evaluates the Impact of DihydroPyrimidine Dehydrogenase (DPD) activity on the efficacy of Capecitabine in patients with metastatic breast cancer. The DPD phenotype before the initiation of treatment will be assess and then the patient will be follow up during the treatment with Capecitabine up to 24 month.

Safety and Performance of REGENERA Breast Implant in Women Affected by Malignant Breast Lesion Treated by Lumpectomy

The goals of this clinical trial are: * demonstrate the safety of REGENERA breast implant in patients undergoing lumpectomy of malignant breast lesions * demonstrate the safety and performance of REGENERA in terms of investigator's satisfaction, potential interference with current standard-of-care imaging techniques and occurrence of device-related serious adverse events.

SBRT for Breast Cancer Oligometastases

This is a prospective data collection of treatment outcome for newly diagnosed oligometastatic breast cancers with 1-3 bone metastases. Eligible patients will be identified from the weekly Breast MDC. Patients will receive the recommended systemic and local treatment (including metastases directed SBRT) according to our clinical practice guidelines.Patients will be followed according to our routine with clinical and radiologic assessment. It is preferred that the same imaging method that was used to originally detect the metastases be used in follow-up assessments. The first imaging for SBRT sites will be three months post SBRT and every three months for the first year, every 6 months for the second year, then annually. Response and progression for these metastases will be evaluated using the revised Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) guideline (version 1.1). Changes in the largest diameter (unidimensional measurement) of the tumor lesions is used in the RECIST criteria. If functional imaging (bone scan, PET) were used at staging, changes in the uptake will be used in follow up scans to determine response to treatment and progression. As for SBRT related morbidities, we will use the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v5) for toxicity reporting and scoring.