Clinical trial · Interventional
MRI Screening for Brain Metastases Among Patients With Triple Negative or HER2+ Stage II or III Breast Cancer
MRI Screening for Brain Metastases Among Patients With Triple Negative or HER2+ Stage II or III Breast Cancer: A Multi-centre Prospective Cohort Study
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The goal of this multi-centre, prospective study is to assess the frequency of asymptomatic brain metastasis in patients with stage IIb or III Triple Negative or HER2 positive breast cancer. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. What proportion of patients with stage IIb or III Triple Negative or HER2 positive breast cancer have asymptomatic brain metastases identified on a screening contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain? 2. How do patients feel about undergoing brain imaging to screen for asymptomatic brain metastasis? 3. What clinical as well as liquid and tissue-based biomarkers are associated with asymptomatic detection of brain metastasis? Participants will undergo brain imaging, provide one blood sample (for analysis of ctDNA), and complete the Testing Morbidities Index (TMI) questionnaire after imaging is done. Procedures may take place either prior to or after completion of (neo)-adjuvant systemic therapy; however, the study interventions must take place within 18 months of initial breast cancer diagnosis.
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 (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis of circulating tumor DNA | Diagnostic Test | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Brain imaging | Diagnostic Test | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Testing Morbidities Index | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Screening MRI
- description
- One-time contrast-enhanced brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), blood draw for circulating tumor DNA and assessment via the Testing Morbidity Index (TMI)
- interventionNames
- Diagnostic Test: Brain imaging
- Diagnostic Test: Analysis of circulating tumor DNA
- Behavioral: Testing Morbidities Index
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Asymptomatic brain metastasis frequency among HER2+ patients
- timeFrame
- 18 months
- description
- Proportion of eligible patients with Stage IIb or III HER2+ breast cancer who have asymptomatic brain metastasis
- measure
- Asymptomatic brain metastasis frequency among Triple Negative patients
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age \> 18. 2. Triple Negative OR HER2+ breast cancer (as per 2018 ASCO/CAP guidelines). 3. Stage IIb or III disease. 4. Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen may participate. 5. Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Creatinine clearance \<30 mL/min using the Cockcroft-Gault equation (in accordance with the product monograph for Gadavist IV contrast. 2. Pregnant women are not permitted to participate given that the safety of IV contrast is unknown in this population. 3. Patients with central nervous system symptoms that are concerning for brain metastases that would otherwise be referred for brain imaging.
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