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Published in: Breast Cancer Research 1/2021

01-12-2021 | Breast Cancer | Research article

Intraoperative fluorescence imaging with aminolevulinic acid detects grossly occult breast cancer: a phase II randomized controlled trial

Authors: Kathryn Ottolino-Perry, Anam Shahid, Stephanie DeLuca, Viktor Son, Mayleen Sukhram, Fannong Meng, Zhihui ( Amy) Liu, Sara Rapic, Nayana Thalanki Anantha, Shirley C. Wang, Emilie Chamma, Christopher Gibson, Philip J. Medeiros, Safa Majeed, Ashley Chu, Olivia Wignall, Alessandra Pizzolato, Cheryl F. Rosen, Liis Lindvere Teene, Danielle Starr-Dunham, Iris Kulbatski, Tony Panzarella, Susan J. Done, Alexandra M. Easson, Wey L. Leong, Ralph S. DaCosta

Published in: Breast Cancer Research | Issue 1/2021

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Abstract

Background

Re-excision due to positive margins following breast-conserving surgery (BCS) negatively affects patient outcomes and healthcare costs. The inability to visualize margin involvement is a significant challenge in BCS. 5-Aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride (5-ALA HCl), a non-fluorescent oral prodrug, causes intracellular accumulation of fluorescent porphyrins in cancer cells. This single-center Phase II randomized controlled trial evaluated the safety, feasibility, and diagnostic accuracy of a prototype handheld fluorescence imaging device plus 5-ALA for intraoperative visualization of invasive breast carcinomas during BCS.

Methods

Fifty-four patients were enrolled and randomized to receive no 5-ALA or oral 5-ALA HCl (15 or 30 mg/kg). Forty-five patients (n = 15/group) were included in the analysis. Fluorescence imaging of the excised surgical specimen was performed, and biopsies were collected from within and outside the clinically demarcated tumor border of the gross specimen for blinded histopathology.

Results

In the absence of 5-ALA, tissue autofluorescence imaging lacked tumor-specific fluorescent contrast. Both 5-ALA doses caused bright red tumor fluorescence, with improved visualization of tumor contrasted against normal tissue autofluorescence. In the 15 mg/kg 5-ALA group, the positive predictive value (PPV) for detecting breast cancer inside and outside the grossly demarcated tumor border was 100.0% and 55.6%, respectively. In the 30 mg/kg 5-ALA group, the PPV was 100.0% and 50.0% inside and outside the demarcated tumor border, respectively. No adverse events were observed, and clinical feasibility of this imaging device-5-ALA combination approach was confirmed.

Conclusions

This is the first known clinical report of visualization of 5-ALA-induced fluorescence in invasive breast carcinoma using a real-time handheld intraoperative fluorescence imaging device.

Trial registration

Clinicaltrials.gov identifier NCT01837225. Registered 23 April 2013.
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Metadata
Title
Intraoperative fluorescence imaging with aminolevulinic acid detects grossly occult breast cancer: a phase II randomized controlled trial
Authors
Kathryn Ottolino-Perry
Anam Shahid
Stephanie DeLuca
Viktor Son
Mayleen Sukhram
Fannong Meng
Zhihui ( Amy) Liu
Sara Rapic
Nayana Thalanki Anantha
Shirley C. Wang
Emilie Chamma
Christopher Gibson
Philip J. Medeiros
Safa Majeed
Ashley Chu
Olivia Wignall
Alessandra Pizzolato
Cheryl F. Rosen
Liis Lindvere Teene
Danielle Starr-Dunham
Iris Kulbatski
Tony Panzarella
Susan J. Done
Alexandra M. Easson
Wey L. Leong
Ralph S. DaCosta
Publication date
01-12-2021
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Breast Cancer Research / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 1465-542X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13058-021-01442-7

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