ArticleThe British journal of surgery2025
Ultra-low dose superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle injection for sentinel lymph node detection in breast cancer: prospective cohort study.
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- Dose Comparison (1 mL versus 2 mL) of Superparamagnetic Tracer for Sentinel Node Biopsy in Early Breast Cancer: Real-World Analysis from 456 Patients.Breast care (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles in clinical applications: current status and future perspectives.EBioMedicine · 2025Review
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backgroundSentinel lymph node (SLN) staging is essential in breast cancer. Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIO) is a tracer where the optimal injection technique is yet not defined. The aim was to evaluate SLN detection using 0.1 ml SPIO intradermally compared to technetium-99 m (Tc99) ± blue dye.
methodPatients planned for breast surgery and SLN biopsy received 0.1 ml SPIO intradermally at the areolar border or over the tumour. Tc99 ± blue dye was administered per clinical routine. Magnetic, radioactive, or blue nodes were removed and analysed separately. SLN detection and numbers, concordance, and skin discoloration were analysed.
resultsA total of 216 patients were included at five hospitals. Median age was 63 years, tumour size 15.9 mm, and 91.7% underwent breast conservation. SPIO was injected a median of 12 days before surgery. SLN detection was 211/216 (97.7%; 95% c.i.: 94.7 to 99.2) and 215/216 (99.5%; 95% c.i.: 98.6 to 100.0) for SPIO and Tc99 ± blue dye (P = 0.111) respectively. In total, 403 SLNs were removed; 341 detected by SPIO and 349 by Tc99 ± blue dye. The median number of SLNs was 1 (iqr: 1-2) for both tracer methods. Among 46 SLN-positive patients, 42 were correctly staged with both tracers, two with SPIO only and two with Tc99 ± blue dye only. Skin discoloration was evaluated in 107 patients. The median discoloured area was 0 cm2 (iqr: 0-0.7) among 49 patients with the injection site surgically removed and 1.3 cm2 (iqr: 0.6-2.8) among 58 without removal.
conclusionAn ultra-low dose of 0.1 ml intradermal injection of SPIO was non-inferior to Tc99 ± blue dye for SLN detection. Skin discoloration was limited and further reduced by removal during surgery.
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