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Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) in Breast Tumors

Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) in Breast Tumors

Recruiting
65 years and older
Female
Phase N/A

Overview

To validate the efficacy and safety of the cool-tip ablation method for breast tumors smaller than 2 cm.

Description

A prospective, phase II-III study, which will include a series of cases of 30 patients. The hospitals involved will be Bellvitge University Hospital and Hospital del Mar.

Efficacy was evaluated according magnetic resonance image and biopsy of the breast 1 month after the procedure.

Patients will be followed up over a 2-year period to assess cosmetic results, short and long-term complications and possible recurrences.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Infiltrating ductal carcinoma according the biopsy of the breast,
  • Tumor visible by ultrasound, smaller than 2 cm,
  • Located > 1 cm from the chest wall and the skin.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Personal antecedents of breast cancer
  • Multifocality or intraductal carcinoma
  • Lobular infiltrating carcinoma
  • Neoadjuvant therapy

Study details
    Breast Cancer Female

NCT04389216

Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge

5 August 2020

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