Table 1 Trials evaluating possible utility of routine brain imaging among patients with breast cancer

From: Novel treatment strategies and key research priorities for patients with breast cancer and central nervous system (CNS) metastases

NCT

PI

Year of study initiation

Country

Patient population

Frequency of brain imaging

Investigation for brain metastases

Status

NCT05115474

Ahmed

2021

USA

Metastatic BC

Baseline and 6 m or at first extra-cranial progression

MRI

Recruiting

NCT04030507

Aizer

2019

USA

Inflammatory BC or Metastatic HER2+ve and TNBC

Inflammatory BC: Baseline only Metastatic HER2+ and TNBC: baseline and at first extra-cranial progression

MRI

Recruiting

NCT03881605

Jerzak

2018

Canada

Metastatic HER2+ve and TNBC

Baseline, 4 m, 8 m, 12 m

MRI

Completed

NCT03617341

Sohn

2018

South Korea

Metastatic or unresectable HER2+ve and TNBC

At initial diagnosis, first- and second-line treatment failure

MRI

Unknown

NCT05130840

Malani

2021

USA

Metastatic HER2+ve (with 1 or more lines of HER2-directed therapy) or stage II-III HER2+ve BC

MRI and lumbar puncture at 2 time points 6 months apart (+/- 8 weeks).

MRI + LP

Recruiting

NCT00398437

Lebrun

2006

Belgium

Metastatic HER2+ve

Baseline and every 4 m

MRI

Unknown

NCT02706964

O’Dell

2016

USA

High risk TNBC

Baseline

MRI

Completed

HER2-CNS SURVEILLANCE

Palmieri & Meade

2023

UK

Metastatic HER2+ve BC

Baseline and every 6 m

MRI

Ongoing

  1. BC breast cancer, HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor, LP lumbar puncture, m months, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, TNBC triple negative breast cancer.