The Effect of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis in Breast Cancer Long-term Survival: a Single Institution Study

Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital.1,517 enrolled

Overview

To investigate whether digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) benefits survival improvement.

To suggest DBT for specific populations, compare the overall survival rate of women with digital mammography (DM) to the DBT screening for women with particular characteristics.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

1,517

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Interventions

DBTDEVICE

Image with digital breast tomosynthesis

DMDEVICE

Image with digital mammography

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 23 YearsMax age: 89 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * individuals were diagnosed with breast cancer according to the International Disease Classification Criteria Exclusion Criteria: * no surgery or incomplete surgical pathology stage * complete remission after neoadjuvant chemotherapy * non-breast cancer death * bilateral breast cancer * male breast cancer * no pre-surgery mammography image

Locations (1)

Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Overall survival rate

Compare the overall survival rate according to breast density type, cancer stage, mammography test type, and imaging modality.

Time frame: Up to 111 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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