Clinical trial · Interventional
Implant-based Breast Reconstruction and Mastectomy With Fat Grafting After Breast Conserving Surgery and Radiotherapy
Immediate Tissue Expander and Lipofilling After Mastectomy for Breast Cancer Recurrence Following Lumpectomy and Irradiation: Retrospective Multicentric Clinical Trial
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- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
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- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Higher rates of complications and poorer cosmetic outcomes have been reported after salvage mastectomy and implant-based versus autologous reconstruction in patients previously exposed to radiation therapy (i) on the breast as adjuvant treatment after breast conserving surgery (BCS) or (ii) on thoracic wall for Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL). Nevertheless, selected patients with favourable preoperative soft-tissue assessment may benefit from alloplastic reconstruction and fat grafting that has been suggested as an effective technique to promote the regeneration of irradiated tissues. The aims of this study are to assess: 1. the feasibility of implant-based breast reconstruction and fat grafting after mastectomy (simple mastectomy, nipple-sparing and skin-sparing mastectomy) 2. oncological safety of implant-based breast reconstruction and fat grafting.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate tissue expander and lipofilling after mastectomy | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Immediate tissue expander and fat grafting after mastectomy
- description
- Patients underwent simple mastectomy, skin-sparing or nipple-sparing mastectomy and implant-based, two-stage breast reconstruction: contextual mastectomy and expander positioning were performed during first stage (stage I) while substitution of the expander with definitive implant occurred during second stage (stage II). Fat grafting with regenerative intent was performed during stage I or between stage I and II. Adipose tissue was harvested from the abdomen, flanks, trochanter regions, inner thigh and medial aspect of knees. Fat was injected in the subfascial plane of the pectoralis major muscle with blunt cannula in order to avoid thrombo-embolic risks. At least six months after stage I patients underwent expander substitution with definitive implant and contralateral mammoplasty when required. In case of complications that required removal of the implant, autologous reconstruction was performed.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Immediate tissue expander and lipofilling after mastectomy
Primary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Complication rates after stage I and II
- timeFrame
- 1 month, 6 months and 12 months
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * patients candidate to mastectomy (salvage mastectomy for breast cancer recurrence or prophylactic mastectomy) who had been irradiated as adjuvant treatment after breast conserving surgery or as treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma * signed informed consent to participate and to implant-based breast reconstruction * absence of distant metastases or other malignancies. Exclusion Criteria: \- presence of distant metastases or other malignancies.
References
Publications (7)
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