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NCT02743858Recruiting

Lymphedema Surveillance Study

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Start Date

4/1/2016

Completion Date

4/1/2027

Summary

This study is being done to find out how many women develop lymphedema after an axillary lymph node dissection. The investigators also want to look for reasons why some women get lymphedema and others don't. Specifically, the investigators want to do tests on the breast tissue that is removed at the time of surgery to see if they can identify inflammation in the breast tissue, which may increase a woman's risk for lymphedema. The investigators will also ask the patient to answer questions to see how much their quality of life is affected by lymphedema, and whether this study can help women by detecting lymphedema earlier.

Eligibility Criteria

Age Range: 18 years to No maximum

Inclusion Criteria: * Female breast cancer patients over the age of 18 * Patients consenting for unilateral axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) (prior history of sentinel lymph node biopsy allowed if \<6 months from consent) * Patients consenting for unilateral sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) and possible ALND are eligible for initial entry into the study, but will become ineligible if ALND is not performed * Initially consented patients, treated with SLNB alone, who were originally considered ineligible to continue on study, will be approached for re-enrollment * Patients who self-identify as Black or White consenting for unilateral ALND or possible ALND will be approached for enrollment onto translational study (Cohort 3) Exclusion Criteria: * Male breast cancer patients * Patients consenting for bilateral axillary surgery * Patients with prior history of surgical excision of one or more axillary lymph nodes or SLNB, performed \>6 months from date of consent * Patients with prior history of ALND * Patients with no breast surgery performed at MSK

Interventions

OTHER

Bilateral arm measurements

OTHER

Body mass index (BMI)

BEHAVIORAL

Quality of Life Questionnaire

OTHER

Blood draw

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Conditions

Breast CancerLymphedema

Locations

Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Consent only)

Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920

United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Consent only)

Middletown, New Jersey 07748

United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Consent only)

Montvale, New Jersey 07645

United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack (Consent only)

Commack, New York 11725

United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Consent only)

Harrison, New York 10604

United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York 10065

United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Consent only)

Uniondale, New York 11553

United States