NearWave Optical Molecular Monitoring for Predicting Complete Pathological Response (pCR) to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy (NAC) in Breast Cancer Patients
The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of the NearWave optical molecular monitoring system for monitoring therapy progression and predicting pathologic complete response (pCR) of breast cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC).
• Women ≥ 18 years old at the time of informed consent
• Ability to provide written informed consent and HIPAA authorization
• Patients who:
‣ have been diagnosed with invasive breast cancer by tissue biopsy and have not yet started any therapy for the disease; a) Subtype HER2 positive (IHC 3+ or if IHC 2+, then positive by FISH), with any ER status, OR b) Subtype TNBC, defined by: HER2 negative and ER/PR negative or low (ER and PR ≤ 9%, weak staining)
⁃ with ≥2 cm tumor size in the largest dimension as measured by ultrasound, MRI, or mammography. If multifocal disease, at least one tumor must measure ≥2 cm
⁃ are planned to receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery
⁃ Will be at least two weeks out from biopsy of the primary lesion at the time of baseline visit
⁃ Have a palpable breast mass as determined by a treating physician