Can breast radiation be cut from three weeks to one?
NCT ID NCT07814365
First seen Sep 11, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
Researchers compare two schedules of partial breast irradiation after breast-conserving surgery in women with low-risk early breast cancer. One group receives radiation daily for one week, the other for three weeks. The trial measures breast appearance three years later and tracks side effects and quality of life to see whether the shorter course works as well.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- partial breast irradiation delivered with intensity-modulated radiation therapy
- What this could lead to
- If the shorter course works as well, women with low-risk breast cancer could finish radiation in one week instead of three.
- What could go wrong
- The trial may find the one-week schedule causes worse cosmetic outcomes or more side effects. Results in low-risk patients may not apply to other breast cancers.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Started
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Sep 2026
- Finished
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Sep 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Female patients with an estimated life expectancy greater than 5 years. * Meets criteria for either primary invasive breast cancer or pure ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). * For invasive breast cancer: Age 40-75 years; Underwent breast-conserving surgery with sentinel lymph node biopsy or axillary lymph node dissection; pT ≤ 3 cm (unicentric/unifocal or total multifocal size ≤ 3 cm); favorable histology (invasive ductal, mucinous, tubular, or solid papillary carcinoma, DCIS component permitted); ER+ and/or PR+; pN0(i- or i+); M0; surgical margins ≥ 2 mm. * For pure DCIS: Age 18-75 years; Underwent breast-conserving surgery with or without sentinel lymph node biopsy; low-to-intermediate nuclear grade; tumor size ≤ 2.5 cm; surgical margins ≥ 3 mm. * Presence of surgical clips or distinct postoperative seroma/tissue changes in the tumor bed allowing precise target delineation. * ECOG performance status 0 or 1. * Eligible for systemic therapy, without prior neoadjuvant systemic therapy. * Able to tolerate radiotherapy procedures and position immobilization. * No contraindications to radiotherapy. * Written informed consent provided. Exclusion Criteria: * Unfavorable histological subtypes (e.g., invasive lobular carcinoma, invasive micropapillary carcinoma). * Positive axillary, internal mammary, or supraclavicular lymph nodes. * Presence of distant metastasis. * Paget's disease of the nipple. * History of prior ipsilateral or contralateral invasive breast cancer or DCIS. * Bilateral breast cancer. * Known germline BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation. * Prior radiotherapy to the ipsilateral breast, chest wall, or regional lymph nodes. * Active or prior second malignancy (except adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer). * Severe non-malignant comorbidities (e.g., cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, or scleroderma) precluding definitive radiotherapy. * Pregnant or lactating patients. * Inability or unwillingness to comply with scheduled follow-up visits. Inability or unwillingness to provide written informed consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Shanghai, 200032, China
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