This is a single institution, observational research study in which patients are observed using DWI/DCE MRI imaging before and after receiving neoadjuvant anti-HER2 therapy.
This is not a treatment trial. Patients will be treated according to the plan developed by their medical oncologists. Only patients planning to receive anti-HER2 therapy as part of planned systemic therapy will be eligible for this imaging study. Patients and their referring oncologist will be asked to start the anti-HER2 therapy 2-3 weeks prior to surgery and after the pre-therapy MRI.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
13
Diffusion Weighted Imaging and Dynamic Contrast enhanced MRI
Single dose of Trastuzumab prior to surgery
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Seattle, Washington, United States
Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs)
Determine whether early changes on MRI reflect the level of immune response (based on TILs) in the tumor as measured by histologic assessment after 1 cycle of anti-HER2 treatment
Time frame: 10 years
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