Zapping spots: can targeted treatment stop spread of advanced breast cancer?

NCT ID NCT02364557

Summary

This trial tested if adding a precise, high-dose radiation treatment (called SBRT) or surgery to remove tumors, on top of standard drug therapy, could better control breast cancer that had spread to only one or two other places in the body. It involved 129 patients with this 'oligometastatic' stage of breast cancer. The goal was to see if aggressively treating these few spread-out spots could help patients live longer without their cancer getting worse.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Allegheny General Hospital

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212, United States

  • Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Herrick Campus

    Berkeley, California, 94704, United States

  • Arizona Center for Cancer Care-Peoria

    Peoria, Arizona, 85381, United States

  • Ascension Saint Vincent Anderson

    Anderson, Indiana, 46016, United States

  • Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita

    Wichita, Kansas, 67214, United States

  • Banner University Medical Center - Tucson

    Tucson, Arizona, 85719, United States

  • Benefis Healthcare- Sletten Cancer Institute

    Great Falls, Montana, 59405, United States

  • Bon Secours Saint Mary's Hospital

    Richmond, Virginia, 23226, United States

  • CHUM - Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal

    Montreal, Quebec, H2X 3E4, Canada

  • CHUM - Hopital Notre-Dame

    Montreal, Quebec, H2L 4M1, Canada

  • CTCA at Southeastern Regional Medical Center

    Newnan, Georgia, 30265, United States

  • CTCA at Western Regional Medical Center

    Goodyear, Arizona, 85338, United States

  • Carle Cancer Center

    Urbana, Illinois, 61801, United States

  • Case Western Reserve University

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

  • Cedars Sinai Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States

  • Central Maryland Radiation Oncology in Howard County

    Columbia, Maryland, 21044, United States

  • Christus Saint Vincent Regional Cancer Center

    Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87505, United States

  • Cleveland Clinic Akron General

    Akron, Ohio, 44307, United States

  • Community Medical Center

    Toms River, New Jersey, 08755, United States

  • Cross Cancer Institute

    Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1Z2, Canada

  • Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center/Dartmouth Cancer Center

    Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States

  • Decatur Memorial Hospital

    Decatur, Illinois, 62526, United States

  • Diagnostic and Treatment Center

    Weston, Wisconsin, 54476, United States

  • Dickstein Cancer Treatment Center

    White Plains, New York, 10601, United States

  • Duke University Medical Center

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

  • Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Huntington, West Virginia, 25701, United States

  • Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30342, United States

  • Emory University Hospital Midtown

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30308, United States

  • Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

  • Froedtert West Bend Hospital/Kraemer Cancer Center

    West Bend, Wisconsin, 53095, United States

  • Gene Upshaw Memorial Tahoe Forest Cancer Center

    Truckee, California, 96161, United States

  • GenesisCare USA - Troy

    Troy, Michigan, 48098, United States

  • Gibbs Cancer Center-Pelham

    Greer, South Carolina, 29651, United States

  • Greater Baltimore Medical Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21204, United States

  • Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center

    La Crosse, Wisconsin, 54601, United States

  • Guthrie Medical Group PC-Robert Packer Hospital

    Sayre, Pennsylvania, 18840, United States

  • Helen F Graham Cancer Center

    Newark, Delaware, 19713, United States

  • Henry Ford Cancer Institute-Downriver

    Brownstown, Michigan, 48183, United States

  • Henry Ford Hospital

    Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States

  • Henry Ford Macomb Hospital-Clinton Township

    Clinton Township, Michigan, 48038, United States

  • Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital

    West Bloomfield, Michigan, 48322, United States

  • Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States

  • IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital

    Muncie, Indiana, 47303, United States

  • Inova Fairfax Hospital

    Falls Church, Virginia, 22042, United States

  • Jewish General Hospital

    Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2, Canada

  • John B Amos Cancer Center

    Columbus, Georgia, 31904, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente Cancer Treatment Center

    South San Francisco, California, 94080, United States

  • Kalispell Regional Medical Center

    Kalispell, Montana, 59901, United States

  • King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre

    Riyadh, 11211, Saudi Arabia

  • Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

    Burlington, Massachusetts, 01805, United States

  • Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center

    Portland, Oregon, 97210, United States

  • Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center

    Gresham, Oregon, 97030, United States

  • Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital

    Vancouver, Washington, 98686, United States

  • Lewis Hall Singletary Oncology Center

    Thomasville, Georgia, 31792, United States

  • London Regional Cancer Program

    London, Ontario, N6A 4L6, Canada

  • Los Angeles General Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States

  • Lovelace Medical Center-Saint Joseph Square

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87102, United States

  • Lovelace Radiation Oncology

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87109, United States

  • Lowell General Hospital

    Lowell, Massachusetts, 01854, United States

  • Loyola University Medical Center

    Maywood, Illinois, 60153, United States

  • M D Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • Maine Medical Center- Scarborough Campus

    Scarborough, Maine, 04074, United States

  • Maine Medical Center-Bramhall Campus

    Portland, Maine, 04102, United States

  • MaineHealth Cancer Care Center of York County

    Sanford, Maine, 04073, United States

  • MaineHealth Coastal Cancer Treatment Center

    Bath, Maine, 04530, United States

  • MaineHealth/SMHC Cancer Care and Blood Disorders-Biddeford

    Biddeford, Maine, 04005, United States

  • MaineHealth/SMHC Cancer Care and Blood Disorders-Sanford

    Sanford, Maine, 04073, United States

  • Marshfield Medical Center-River Region at Stevens Point

    Stevens Point, Wisconsin, 54482, United States

  • Mayo Clinic in Florida

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32224-9980, United States

  • Mayo Clinic in Rochester

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

  • McGill University Department of Oncology

    Montreal, Quebec, H2W 1S6, Canada

  • McKee Medical Center

    Loveland, Colorado, 80539, United States

  • Medical College of Wisconsin

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States

  • Memorial Hospital West

    Pembroke Pines, Florida, 33028, United States

  • Memorial Hospital of South Bend

    South Bend, Indiana, 46601, United States

  • Memorial Medical Center

    Springfield, Illinois, 62781, United States

  • Memorial Regional Hospital/Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital

    Hollywood, Florida, 33021, United States

  • Mercy Hospital

    Coon Rapids, Minnesota, 55433, United States

  • Mercy Hospital South

    St Louis, Missouri, 63128, United States

  • Methodist Medical Center of Illinois

    Peoria, Illinois, 61636, United States

  • Miami Cancer Institute

    Miami, Florida, 33176, United States

  • Michigan Healthcare Professionals Clarkston

    Clarkston, Michigan, 48346, United States

  • Michigan Healthcare Professionals Farmington

    Farmington Hills, Michigan, 48334, United States

  • Midwestern Regional Medical Center

    Zion, Illinois, 60099, United States

  • Missouri Baptist Medical Center

    St Louis, Missouri, 63131, United States

  • Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus

    The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States

  • NYP/Columbia University Medical Center/Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

  • Naval Medical Center -San Diego

    San Diego, California, 92134, United States

  • New Mexico Oncology Hematology Consultants

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87109, United States

  • Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Delnor

    Geneva, Illinois, 60134, United States

  • Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Warrenville

    Warrenville, Illinois, 60555, United States

  • Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • Novant Cancer Institute Radiation Oncology - Supply

    Supply, North Carolina, 28462, United States

  • Novant Health Cancer Institute Radiation Oncology - Wilmington

    Wilmington, North Carolina, 28401, United States

  • Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center

    Wilmington, North Carolina, 28401, United States

  • Ogden Regional Medical Center

    Ogden, Utah, 84405, United States

  • Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

  • Orlando Health Cancer Institute

    Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States

  • Ottawa Hospital and Cancer Center-General Campus

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada

  • Owensboro Health Mitchell Memorial Cancer Center

    Owensboro, Kentucky, 42303, United States

  • Parkview Hospital Randallia

    Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46805, United States

  • Parkview Regional Medical Center

    Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46845, United States

  • Penrose-Saint Francis Healthcare

    Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80907, United States

  • Piedmont Hospital

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30309, United States

  • Poudre Valley Hospital

    Fort Collins, Colorado, 80524, United States

  • ProMedica Flower Hospital

    Sylvania, Ohio, 43560, United States

  • Providence Portland Medical Center

    Portland, Oregon, 97213, United States

  • Providence Saint Vincent Medical Center

    Portland, Oregon, 97225, United States

  • Queen's Medical Center

    Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States

  • Reading Hospital

    West Reading, Pennsylvania, 19611, United States

  • Regions Hospital

    Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55101, United States

  • Renown Regional Medical Center

    Reno, Nevada, 89502, United States

  • Rex Hematology Oncology Associates-Blue Ridge

    Raleigh, North Carolina, 27607, United States

  • Rex Hematology Oncology Associates-Cary

    Cary, North Carolina, 27518, United States

  • Rex Hematology Oncology Associates-Garner

    Garner, North Carolina, 27529, United States

  • Rush University Medical Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

  • Saint Francis Medical Center

    Cape Girardeau, Missouri, 63703, United States

  • Saint Joseph Mercy Oakland

    Pontiac, Michigan, 48341, United States

  • Saint Joseph's Medical Center

    Stockton, California, 95204, United States

  • Saint Luke's Hospital of Duluth

    Duluth, Minnesota, 55805, United States

  • Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center Green Bay

    Green Bay, Wisconsin, 54301, United States

  • Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center at Saint Mary's

    Green Bay, Wisconsin, 54303, United States

  • Sanford Bismarck Medical Center

    Bismarck, North Dakota, 58501, United States

  • Self Regional Healthcare

    Greenwood, South Carolina, 29646, United States

  • Southwest Illinois Health Services LLP

    Swansea, Illinois, 62226, United States

  • Spartanburg Medical Center

    Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29303, United States

  • Sutter Medical Center Sacramento

    Sacramento, California, 95816, United States

  • Texas Oncology-Austin Midtown

    Austin, Texas, 78705, United States

  • The Cancer Center of Hawaii-Liliha

    Honolulu, Hawaii, 96817, United States

  • The Permanente Medical Group-Roseville Radiation Oncology

    Roseville, California, 95678, United States

  • The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC)

    Montreal, Quebec, H3H 2R9, Canada

  • Tom Baker Cancer Centre

    Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N2, Canada

  • UC Irvine Health/Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Orange, California, 92868, United States

  • UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center

    La Jolla, California, 92093, United States

  • UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central

    Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80909, United States

  • UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

  • UM Upper Chesapeake Medical Center

    Bel Air, Maryland, 21014, United States

  • UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States

  • UNC Rex Cancer Center of Wakefield

    Raleigh, North Carolina, 27614, United States

  • UNC Rex Healthcare

    Raleigh, North Carolina, 27607, United States

  • UPMC Pinnacle Cancer Center/Community Osteopathic Campus

    Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17109, United States

  • UPMC-Shadyside Hospital

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States

  • USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States

  • UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas

    Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States

  • University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Sacramento, California, 95817, United States

  • University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

  • University of Florida Health Science Center - Gainesville

    Gainesville, Florida, 32610, United States

  • University of Illinois

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

  • University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

  • University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

  • University of Nebraska Medical Center

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States

  • University of New Mexico Cancer Center

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87102, United States

  • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States

  • University of Pennsylvania/Abramson Cancer Center

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • University of Rochester

    Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

  • Virtua Memorial

    Mount Holly, New Jersey, 08060, United States

  • Virtua Voorhees

    Voorhees Township, New Jersey, 08043, United States

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

  • Wentworth-Douglass Hospital

    Dover, New Hampshire, 03820, United States

  • West Michigan Cancer Center

    Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49007, United States

  • West Virginia University Healthcare

    Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States

  • William Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak

    Royal Oak, Michigan, 48073, United States

  • Yonsei University Health System-Severance Hospital

    Seoul, 120-752, South Korea

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