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Confirmatory Clinical Evaluation of Novilase® Laser Therapy for Focal Destruction of Malignant Breast Tumors

Sponsor: Novian Health Inc.

NCT ID: NCT03463954

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At a glance

What the study gets you
Access to the study treatment being tested
Type of study
Interventional (receives a drug or procedure)
Time in hospital
In-person visits at study sites — visit count not specified by the sponsor
Drug or intervention
Novilase Laser ablation (device)
How long the study runs
Study runs about 43 months (dates as stated)
About the drug or intervention
Novilase Laser ablation — device: Image-guided, percutaneous laser ablation of breast tumors
Patient visit burden
Not specified by the sponsor

In plain English

This study is looking at Novilase laser therapy, which uses a laser to destroy small breast cancer tumours without removing them surgically. The trial, run by Novian Health Inc., is testing this treatment in women with a single breast tumour that is no bigger than 15 mm. This summary describes who can and cannot take part, based on the trial registry.

Who can take part

  • Women aged 18 or over who can give their own written consent
  • A confirmed breast cancer diagnosis from a needle core biopsy
  • One tumour only, no bigger than 15 mm across, at least 5 mm away from the skin and chest wall (or able to be moved that far away with a saline or local anaesthetic injection)
  • Calcifications (small calcium deposits) of no more than 10 mm, confined to the tumour on imaging
  • The tumour can be clearly seen on ultrasound or mammogram (breast X-ray), on MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans, and is suitable for image-guided treatment
  • Dense breast tissue on a mammogram is allowed, as long as there is a clear marker at the tumour site
  • The tumour has less than 25% of a type of cancer growth called an intraductal component, based on the biopsy
  • No other serious long-term illnesses that affect life expectancy
  • Weighing 300 lbs (136 kg) or less
  • Agreeing to follow standard care such as radiotherapy or other follow-on treatment prescribed by the doctor

Who may not be able to

  • Younger than 18
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding
  • Tumour not clearly seen on ultrasound or mammogram
  • Unable to have gadolinium contrast dye (used in MRI scans) — for example due to a past allergic reaction or serious kidney disease
  • Unable to have an MRI scan — for example because of a pacemaker or metal implants
  • History of severe asthma
  • Tumour larger than 15 mm, or calcifications extending beyond the tumour so the total is longer than 15 mm
  • Advanced stage breast cancer
  • Certain tumour types: lobular neoplasm, cancer that has spread to the breast from elsewhere, sarcoma, Phyllodes tumour, or Paget's disease
  • DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) with only microinvasion
  • More than 25% intraductal component in the tumour, based on the biopsy
  • Known to carry a BRCA gene change (tested BRCA positive)
  • Triple negative breast cancer (tumour that is ER, PR and HER2 negative)
  • Unable to lie face-down or face-up for one hour
  • Currently taking part in another research study of an investigational treatment, device or drug that would interfere with this trial
  • No definitive HER2 test result according to standard ASCO/CAP guidelines

What taking part involves

  • • Laser therapy (Novilase) that aims to destroy the breast tumour using heat, guided by imaging, instead of cutting it out
  • • MRI scans to check the tumour, which involve an injection of gadolinium contrast dye
  • • Agreeing to have standard care treatments prescribed by the doctor, such as radiotherapy or other follow-on (adjuvant) therapy

Time commitment: Not stated — ask the trial team: the registry data does not say how many visits, how long the trial lasts, or what taking part fully involves, other than needing to be able to lie still for up to one hour for scanning or treatment.

Plain-English summary (AI-generated) from registry data. Not eligibility advice — only the trial team can confirm whether you can take part. Use the eligibility checker to see how your health profile matches this trial.

Type of study
Testing a treatment
Ages
18 Years and over
Who
Female
Number of participants
122
Started
2023-08-09
Last checked
2025-10

Plain English Summary

What is this study?

  • • Testing a new treatment for malignant neoplasm of breast
  • • NA - 122 participants
  • • Prior to this confirmatory pivotal study, the multicenter Br-002 feasibility study was completed

Who can take part?

  • • Ages 18 Years and over
  • • Diagnosed with malignant neoplasm of breast
  • • Female only

Where?

  • • London - Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  • • Oxford - Churchill Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust

This is a simplified summary. Always discuss with your doctor before making any decisions.

About This Trial

Prior to this confirmatory pivotal study, the multicenter Br-002 feasibility study was completed. 98% of tumors less than or equal to 15mm were completely ablated in one procedure.This study will evaluate Novilase for the focal destruction of malignant tumors of the breast that are less than or equal to 15 mm against a performance goal for the standard of care, lumpectomy. The ASBrS' goal of less than 20% retreatment by 2020 was selected as a representative performance goal, i.e., 80.0%, and is consistent with published effectiveness rates for lumpectomy.

More detail

Subjects with biopsy-diagnosed malignant breast tumors less than or equal to 15 mm will be invited to participate. Subjects will receive a screening MRI and if eligible will then have laser ablation, followed by MRI and an excision at 4-6 weeks following the laser procedure. This study will be deemed successful if the lower limit of a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of patients who have complete tumor ablation with one Novilase laser ablation procedure at 4-6 weeks post-procedure is greater than the performance goal. Specifically, Novilase will have demonstrated success if the complete tumor ablation rate is greater than 87.85%.

Malignant Neoplasm of Breast

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Eligibility at a Glance

Key info

  • Age: 18 Years and over
  • Who can join: Female only

Biomarkers mentioned

BRCA positiveERPRHER2HER2 negative

What the study is looking for

  • ✓Females, aged 18 years and older
  • ✓Able to give written agreement to take part herself
  • ✓Definitive disease diagnosis by needle core biopsy
  • ✓No more than 10 mm of calcifications confined to the tumor on imaging
  • ✓Tumor is well visualized on MRI

Who cannot take part

  • ✗Subject younger than 18 years of age
  • ✗Pregnant or breast-feeding
  • ✗Tumor poorly visualized by ultrasound or x-ray mammography imaging
  • ✗Contraindications to MRI according to site guidelines (e.g., heart pacemaker, metallic implants)
  • ✗History of severe asthma
See the full criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Females, aged 18 years and older * Able to give written informed consent herself * Definitive pathologic diagnosis by needle core biopsy * Unifocal malignant tumor (T1a-c, N0-1, M0) that does not exceed 15 mm in longest dimension and measures at least 5 mm away from the skin and chest wall, or can be moved at least 5 mm away from the skin and chest wall by injection of saline or local anesthetic * No more than 10 mm of calcifications confined to the tumor on imaging * Tumor is well visualized through ultrasound or x-ray mammography imaging and amenable to image-guidance therapy (i.e., a tumor which is well visualized through imaging can be identified from surrounding breast tissue and does not have margins obscured by other structures or artifacts on the images) * Tumor is well visualized on MRI * Subject with mammographic appearance of overall dense parenchymal tissue may be included, as long as a clearly evident marker is present at tumor site * Tumor with less than 25% intraductal component, as determined by core biopsy * No clinically significant co-morbidities (e.g., chronic illnesses existing simultaneously with and usually independent of breast cancer) that affect life expectancy * Subject weight limited to ≤300 lbs. or ≤136 kg * Subject agrees to comply with standard of care radiation or adjuvant therapy as prescribed by physician Exclusion Criteria: * Subject younger than 18 years of age * Pregnant or breast-feeding * Tumor poorly visualized by ultrasound or x-ray mammography imaging * Contraindications to administration of gadolinium-based contrast agent, including: prior allergic reaction to a gadolinium-based contrast agent, moderate to end-stage kidney disease, and/or acute or chronic severe renal insufficiency (Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \<30ml/min/1.73 sq. meters) * Contraindications to MRI according to site guidelines (e.g., cardiac pacemaker, metallic implants) * History of severe asthma * Tumor measuring greater than 15 mm in longest dimension * Microcalcifications that extend beyond target tumor such that overall longest dimension of target tumor and calcifications is longer than 15 mm. * Advanced stage breast cancer * Tumors that are lobular neoplasm, metastatic carcinoma to breast, sarcoma, Phyllodes tumor, or Paget's disease * Tumor with only DCIS with microinvasion * Extensive intraductal component in lesion (i.e., \>25%) as determined by core biopsy * Subject who is known to be BRCA positive * Tumor that is ER/PR/HER2 negative (TNBC) * Inability to lie in prone or supine position for one hour * Subject who is currently participating in another investigational treatment, device or drug study through follow up that would interfere with this trial * Subject without a definitive HER2 test according to ASCO/CAP guidelines

Where Is This Study? (2 UK sites)

Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

London, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Neil Upadhyay, MDPrincipal Investigator

Churchill Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust

Oxford, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Pankaj Roy, MDPrincipal Investigator

How to Get in Touch

Eugene Bajorinas

Sponsor contact

CONTACT

3122667200 ebajorinas@novianhealth.com

Chip Appelbaum

Sponsor contact

CONTACT

3122667200 info@novianhealth.com
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov · Last verified: 2025-10