Heat zap after lumpectomy may cut breast cancer return and second surgeries

NCT ID NCT01153035

Ongoing Disease control Sponsor: University of Arkansas Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether applying radiofrequency ablation (a heat treatment) to the area where a breast tumor was removed can kill any leftover cancer cells and reduce the need for a second surgery. It involves 104 women aged 50 and older with early-stage breast cancer. The goal is to see if this extra step lowers the chance of cancer coming back near the surgery site over 5 years.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

breast cancer breast neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

BREAST CANCER

Contacts and locations

Locations

Columbia

New York, New York, 10032, United States
Comprehensive Breast Care of Denver

Denver, Colorado, 80218, United States
Sharp Oncology (Comprehensive Breast Care of San Diego)

San Diego, California, 92123, United States
The University of Kansas Cancer Center

Westwood, Kansas, 66205, United States
University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona, 85704, United States
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States

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