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Clinical Trial ● Currently Recruiting Non-phase study NCT04109079

Axillary Management in Breast Cancer Patients With Needle Biopsy Proven Nodal Metastases After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

Axillary Management in Breast Cancer Patients With Needle Biopsy Proven Nodal Metastases After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy — Recruiting • Non-phase study • Oncology • NCT04109079.

📅 30 Mar 2026 ⏱ 2 min read
Currently Recruiting
This trial is actively seeking participants in the UK. Discuss eligibility with your patient before referring.
Status
Currently Recruiting
Phase
Non-phase study
NCT ID
NCT04109079
Sponsor
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Start
2021-02-26
ClinicaliQ Trial Snapshot
  • Axillary Management in Breast Cancer Patients With Needle Biopsy Proven Nodal Metastases After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy — Recruiting • Non-phase study • Oncology • NCT04109079.
  • The aim of this study is to assess whether, omitting further axillary treatment (ALND and ART) for patients with early stage breast cancer and axillary nodal metastases on needle biopsy, who after NACT have no residual cancer in the lymph nodes on….
  • Sponsor: University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.

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What This Trial Is Studying

The aim of this study is to assess whether, omitting further axillary treatment (ALND and ART) for patients with early stage breast cancer and axillary nodal metastases on needle biopsy, who after NACT have no residual cancer in the lymph nodes on sentinel node biopsy, is non-inferior to axillary treatment in terms of disease free survival (DFS) and results in reduced risk of lymphoedema at 5 years.

Eligibility Snapshot
  • : * Age ≥ 18 * Male or female * cT1-3N1M0 breast cancer at diagnosis (prior to NACT) as per AJCC 8th edition (see Section 6.4.1) o Patients with occult primary invasive breast cancer (no identifiable invasive cancer in the breast) with FNA or core biopsy proven nodal metastases are eligible for the study. * FNA or core biopsy confirmed axillary nodal metastases at presentation * Oestrogen receptor and HER2 status evaluated on primary tumour * Received standard NACT as per local guidelines (Patients undergoing neoadjuvant endocrine therapy as part of another clinical trial are eligible) * Imaging of the axilla, as required, to assess response to NACT (per local guidelines) * Undergo a dual tracer sentinel node biopsy (SNB) after NACT with at least 3 nodes removed. * If a single tracer SNB is performed: the patient is eligible only if the involved node is marked before or during NACT, and at least 3 nodes (including the marked node) are removed during sentinel node biopsy. * If the node is not marked or the marked node is not removed: the patient is eligible only if the histology report shows evidence of down-staging with complete pathological response e.g., fibrosis…

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