Recruiting

CESM vs. DBT

Sponsor:

American College of Radiology

Code:

NCT05625659

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 45 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Dual-Energy Contrast-Enhanced Spectral Mammography (CESM)

Study Details

Brief summary:

The over-arching goal of the Contrast-Enhanced Spectral Mammography Imaging Screening Trial (CMIST) is to determine if dual-energy contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM) can detect more cancers with fewer false positives than digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) in women with dense breasts.

Aim 1: To evaluate the performance of CESM compared to DBT at baseline for breast-cancer screening in women with dense breasts.

Aim 2: To evaluate the performance of CESM compared to DBT at the 1-year follow up for breast-cancer screening in women with dense breasts.

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Study ID

NCT05625659

Start date

Mar 24, 2023

Status verified date

Jul, 2026

Completion date

Jul 31, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jul 31, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 45 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 1\. Women must have mammographically dense breasts, ACR BI-RADS® lexicon categories c or d (heterogeneous or extreme fibroglandular tissue) on their most recent prior screening.
  • 2\. Women agree to not undergo whole breast screening ultrasound for the duration of the trial until the year 2 standard of care imaging.
  • 3\. Women must not have symptoms or signs of benign or malignant breast disease (e.g., bloody, or clear nipple discharge, breast lump, focal breast pain).
  • 4\. Women must be able to undergo intravenous (IV) administration of iodinated contrast (e.g., no contraindication to intravenous contrast administration for Omnipaque \[iohexol\], and no known allergy-like reaction to iodine or moderate or severe allergic reactions to one or more allergens as defined by the American College of Radiology \[ACR\]: https://www.acr.org/-/media/ACR/files/clinical-resources/contrast\_media.pdf).
  • 5\. Women must not be pregnant or breast-feeding. All females of childbearing potential who are uncertain if they could be pregnant or may be pregnant or as per local site standard of practice in women undergoing DBT and CESM must have a negative blood test or urine pregnancy test prior to Omnipaque (iohexol) administration. A female of childbearing potential is any woman, regardless of sexual orientation, sexual identity or whether they have undergone tubal ligation, who meets the following criteria: 1) has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or 2) has not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 24 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 24 consecutive months).
  • 6\. Women of childbearing potential must be strongly advised to use an accepted and effective method of contraception or to abstain from sexual intercourse for the following year until the Year 1 DBT and CESM studies are performed.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • 1\. Women currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer, or planning surgery for a high-risk lesion (ADH, ALH, LCIS, papilloma, radial scar).
  • 2\. Women who have had the following are not eligible:

1. a mammogram less than 11 months prior to study entry.
2. screening breast ultrasound within 11 months prior to study entry.
3. breast MRI less than 36 months prior to study entry.
4. contrast-enhanced spectral mammography less than 36 months prior to study entry.
5. molecular breast imaging (MBI) less than 36 months prior to study entry.
6. breast prosthetic implants (silicone or saline).
7. suspected of being at high-risk for breast cancer, as defined by the ACS breast MR screening recommendations (lifetime risk of ≥20%-25%) unless they are unable to undergo an MRI. (Reference Appendix I)
8. a history of sickle cell disease.
  • 3\. Women with known or suspected renal impairment. Requirements for glomerular filtration rate (GFR) determination prior to IV iodinated contrast administration are determined by local site standard practice. Criteria that should be considered include, but are not limited to, the following:
  • Age >60 years old
  • History of renal disease, including dialysis, kidney transplant, single kidney, renal cancer, and renal surgery
  • History of hypertension requiring medical therapy
  • History of diabetes mellitus
  • Use of metformin or metformin-containing drug combinations
  • 4\. Women who are pregnant, breast feeding, or planning to become pregnant from screening until 30 days after the last administration of Omnipaque (iohexol).
  • 5\. Large breasted women that require multiple images per standard view of the breast (Tiling) as determined by their most recent mammogram.

Study Design

Enrollment

2032 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Diagnostic

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

other: DBT and CESM Diagnostic Imaging in Women with Dense Breasts

Interventional Diagnostic

Interventions

Dual-Energy Contrast-Enhanced Spectral Mammography (CESM)

In addition to their standard, digital breast tomosynthesis mammogram (DBT) performed at their regular screening visits, all participants will also receive a contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM). These same diagnostic tests, both the DBT and CESM, with be repeated at 1 year post study entry for all participants. At year 2 post study entry, all participants will return to their usual breast screening exams and no longer received a CESM.

Primary outcome measure

  • Cancer Detection Rate [ Time Frame: Year 0 ]
  • Recall Rate [ Time Frame: 1 Year ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Christopher Comstock, MD

212-746-6000chc4050@med.cornell.edu

Locations

University of Alabama, Birmingham

Recruiting

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233

Contacts

Kathryn Zamora, MD

qmooney@uabmc.edu

Boca Raton Regional Hospital - Christine E. Lynn Women's Health and Wellness Institute

Recruiting

Boca Raton, Florida, United States, 33486

Contacts

Massachusetts General Hospital

Recruiting

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114

Contacts

Celine Ibrahim

cibrahim4@mgb.org

Principal Investigator:

Michael Fishman, MD

Boston Breast Diagnostic Center

Recruiting

Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, United States, 02481

Henry Ford Health

Recruiting

Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202

Contacts

Sabala Mandava, MD

CCTROBreastTeam@hfhs.org

Thomas Jefferson University

Recruiting

Sewell, New Jersey, United States, 08080

Contacts

Karishma Kurowski, MD

Karishma.Kurowski@jefferson.edu

Principal Investigator:

Jason Shames, MD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10065

Contacts

Tali Amir, MD

ziedenj@mskcc.org

Carolina Breast Imaging Specialists

Recruiting

Greenville, North Carolina, United States, 27834

Contacts

Bruce Schroeder,, MD

schroeder@cbispecialists.com

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Recruiting

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107

Contacts

Jason Shames, MD

Trang.Vu2@jefferson.edu

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Contacts

Olena Weaver, MD

BBBriones@mdanderson.org

University of Virginia

Recruiting

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22911

Contacts

Ramapriya Ganti, MD, PhD

KLR3B@uvahealth.org

St. Joseph's Hospital

Recruiting

London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 4V2

Contacts

More Information

Sponsor

American College of Radiology

Last update posted

Jul 31, 2026

Last verified

Jul, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by American College of Radiology on 2026-07-31.