Comparison of Breast Cancer Screening With CESM to DBT in Women With Dense Breasts

Last updated: February 17, 2026
Sponsor: American College of Radiology
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Breast Cancer

Cancer

Treatment

Dual-Energy Contrast-Enhanced Spectral Mammography (CESM)

Clinical Study ID

NCT05625659
ACR A4707
  • Ages 45-74
  • Female
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study 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.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

    1. Women must have mammographically dense breasts, ACR BI-RADS® lexicon categories cor d (heterogeneous or extreme fibroglandular tissue) on their most recent priorscreening.
    1. Women agree to not undergo whole breast screening ultrasound for the duration ofthe trial until the year 2 standard of care imaging.
    1. 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).
    1. Women must be able to undergo intravenous (IV) administration of iodinatedcontrast (e.g., no contraindication to intravenous contrast administration forOmnipaque [iohexol], and no known allergy-like reaction to iodine or moderate orsevere allergic reactions to one or more allergens as defined by the AmericanCollege of Radiology [ACR]:https://www.acr.org/-/media/ACR/files/clinical-resources/contrast_media.pdf).
    1. Women must not be pregnant or breast-feeding. All females of childbearingpotential who are uncertain if they could be pregnant or may be pregnant or as perlocal site standard of practice in women undergoing DBT and CESM must have anegative blood test or urine pregnancy test prior to Omnipaque (iohexol)administration. A female of childbearing potential is any woman, regardless ofsexual orientation, sexual identity or whether they have undergone tubal ligation,who meets the following criteria: 1) has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateraloophorectomy; or 2) has not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 24consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 24 consecutivemonths).
    1. Women of childbearing potential must be strongly advised to use an accepted andeffective method of contraception or to abstain from sexual intercourse for thefollowing year until the Year 1 DBT and CESM studies are performed.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

    1. Women currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer, or planning surgery for ahigh-risk lesion (ADH, ALH, LCIS, papilloma, radial scar).
    1. 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 studyentry.

  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 breastMR screening recommendations (lifetime risk of ≥20%-25%) unless they are unableto undergo an MRI. (Reference Appendix I)

  8. a history of sickle cell disease.

    1. Women with known or suspected renal impairment. Requirements for glomerularfiltration rate (GFR) determination prior to IV iodinated contrast administrationare determined by local site standard practice. Criteria that should be consideredinclude, 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

    1. Women who are pregnant, breast feeding, or planning to become pregnant fromscreening until 30 days after the last administration of Omnipaque (iohexol).
    1. Large breasted women that require multiple images per standard view of the breast (Tiling) as determined by their most recent mammogram.

Study Design

Total Participants: 2032
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: Dual-Energy Contrast-Enhanced Spectral Mammography (CESM)
Phase:
Study Start date:
March 24, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
July 31, 2027

Study Description

The Contrast-Enhanced Spectral Mammography Imaging Screening Trial (CMIST), which will be managed by the American College of Radiology (ACR), Center for Research and Innovation (CRI), seeks to determine if dual-energy contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM) screening provides more accurate cancer detection compared to digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) in women with dense breasts.

Year 0 Visit:

All women aged 45 to 74 years of age known mammographically dense breasts, as reported on their most recent prior mammogram who are scheduled for a routine annual screening DBT will be offered CESM in addition to DBT. Baseline imaging (Year 0) will be performed within 30 days after participant registration. Standard DBT screening views followed by standard CESM screening views will be performed on the same day and prior to any additional workup.

Year 1 Visit (12 Months ±2 Months After Year 0 Imaging):

Standard DBT screening views followed by standard CESM screening views will be performed on the same day and prior to any additional workup.

Year 2 Visit: Follow-Up - Return for Standard Mammography Screening (12 Months ±2 Months After Year 1 Imaging):

The 2-year participant follow-up contact (email, text, or phone calls) should be performed 12 months (±2 months) after the Year 1 imaging to confirm the participant has not been diagnosed with an interval breast cancer. If 2-year imaging has not been scheduled, the 2-year participant follow-up contact should be performed prior to 14 months post year 1 visit. Participants diagnosed with breast cancer in the interval between the Year 1 and Year 2 imaging studies will have no subsequent follow-up and will not undergo the Year 2 study imaging in the scope of the study. The participant will be asked for AEs/SAEs with a non-leading question.

Connect with a study center

  • St. Joseph's Hospital

    London 6058560, Ontario 6093943 N6A 4V2
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Alabama, Birmingham

    Birmingham 4049979, Alabama 4829764 35233
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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

    Boca Raton 4148411, Florida 4155751 33486
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Lake Medical Imaging

    The Villages 4175179, Florida 4155751 32159
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Boston Breast Diagnostic Center

    Wellesley Hills 4954749, Massachusetts 6254926 02481
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Henry Ford Health

    Detroit 4990729, Michigan 5001836 48202
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York 5128581, New York 5128638 10065
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Carolina Breast Imaging Specialists

    Greenville, North Carolina 27834
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Carolina Breast Imaging Specialists

    Greenville 4469160, North Carolina 4482348 27834
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

    Philadelphia 4560349, Pennsylvania 6254927 19107
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston 4699066, Texas 4736286 77030
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Virginia

    Charlottesville 4752031, Virginia 6254928 22911
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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