Major trial questions need for radiation in thousands of breast cancer patients

NCT ID NCT02889874

Summary

This large study is testing whether some patients with a specific, low-risk type of early breast cancer can safely skip radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery. It enrolled over 1,100 women to compare standard radiation treatment against simply watching closely. The goal is to personalize care by using a special gene test to identify patients for whom the side effects and costs of radiation may be unnecessary.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • ASST Ospedale A. Manzoni UOS Oncologia

    Lecco, Italy

  • Austin Hospital

    Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084, Australia

  • Ballarat Austin Radiation Oncology Centre

    Ballarat, Victoria, 3353, Australia

  • Box Hill Hospital

    Box Hill, Victoria, 3128, Australia

  • Brust-Zentrum AG Zurich

    Zurich, 8008, Switzerland

  • Calvary Mater Newcastle

    Newcastle, New South Wales, 2298, Australia

  • Cancer Care Service - Bundaberg

    Bundaberg, Queensland, 4670, Australia

  • Cancer Care Service - Hervey Bay

    Bundaberg, Queensland, 4670, Australia

  • Centro Oncologico del Norte

    Antofagasta, Chile

  • Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital

    Taoyuan District, 10449, Taiwan

  • Changhua Christian Hospital

    Changhua, 500, Taiwan

  • Christchurch Hospital

    Christchurch, 8011, New Zealand

  • Clinica Viedma

    Sarmiento, R8500ACE, Argentina

  • Fondazione Oncologia Lago Maggiore

    Locarno, 6600, Switzerland

  • Genesis Cancer Care Newcastle

    Gateshead, New South Wales, 2290, Australia

  • Genesis Cancer Care Wesley

    Auchenflower, Queensland, 4066, Australia

  • GenesisCare Radiation Oncology Centre Frankston

    Frankston, Victoria, 3199, Australia

  • GenesisCare Tennyson

    Kurralta Park, South Australia, 5037, Australia

  • Gosford Hospital

    Gosford, New South Wales, 2250, Australia

  • Hirslanden Clinique des Grangettes

    Chêne-Bougeries, 1224, Switzerland

  • Hospital Barros Luco Trudeau

    San Miguel, Chile

  • Hospital Clinic de Barcelona

    Barcelona, Spain

  • Hospital Luis Tisne Brousse

    Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile

  • Hospital Sotero del Rio

    Puente Alto, Chile

  • Hospital Universitari Arnoa de Vilanova de Lleida

    Lleida, Spain

  • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron

    Barcelona, 08035, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Macarena

    Seville, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio

    Seville, Spain

  • Icon Cancer Centre Richmond

    East Melbourne, Victoria, 3002, Australia

  • Instituto Nacional del Cancer

    Santiago, 1010, Chile

  • Instituto de Oncologia de Rosario

    Santa Fe, Argentina

  • Istituto Europeo di Oncologia

    Milan, Italy

  • Kantonsspital Winterthur

    Winterthur, 8400, Switzerland

  • Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital

    Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

  • Latrobe Regional Hospital

    Traralgon, Victoria, 3844, Australia

  • Liverpool Hospital

    Liverpool, New South Wales, 1871, Australia

  • Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centre

    Campbelltown, New South Wales, 2560, Australia

  • Mackay Memorial Hospital

    Taipei, 10449, Taiwan

  • Mater Hospital Sydney

    North Sydney, New South Wales, 2060, Australia

  • National Cheng Kung University Hospital

    Tainan, 704, Taiwan

  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    Taipei, 100, Taiwan

  • Palmerston North Hospital

    Palmerston North, 4414, New Zealand

  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

    Melbourne, Victoria, 8006, Australia

  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre - Bendigo

    Bendigo, Victoria, 3550, Australia

  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre - Moorabin

    Bentleigh East, Victoria, 3165, Australia

  • Port Macquarie Base Hospital

    Port Macquarie, New South Wales, 2444, Australia

  • Prince of Wales Hospital

    Randwick, New South Wales, 2031, Australia

  • Princess Alexandra Hospital

    Woolloongabba, Queensland, 4102, Australia

  • Ringwood Radiation Oncology Centre

    Ringwood East, Victoria, 3135, Australia

  • Sanatorio Britanico Rosariio

    Rosario, Santa Fe Province, S2000, Argentina

  • Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

    Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia

  • St Luke's Radiation Oncology Network

    Dublin, Ireland

  • St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne

    Fitzroy, Victoria, 3065, Australia

  • St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney

    Darlinghurst, New South Wales, 2010, Australia

  • Taichung Veterans General Hospital

    Taichung, 407204, Taiwan

  • Taipei Medical University Hospital

    Taipei, Taiwan

  • Taipei Veterans General Hospital

    Taipei, 11217, Taiwan

  • Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital

    Tamworth, New South Wales, 2340, Australia

  • The Canberra Hospital

    Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2605, Australia

  • The Chris O'Brien Lifehouse

    Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050, Australia

  • Tri-Service General Hospital

    Taipei, 114, Taiwan

  • Universitatsspital Zurich

    Zurich, 8091, Switzerland

  • University Hospital Galway

    Galway, Ireland

  • University Hospital Geelong

    Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia

  • Waikato Hospital

    Hamilton, 3240, New Zealand

  • Wellington Hospital

    Wellington, 6021, New Zealand

  • Westmead Hospital

    Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia

  • Wollongong Hospital

    Wollongong, New South Wales, 2500, Australia

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