Could fewer radiation doses be just as good for breast cancer?

NCT ID NCT02276885

First seen Jan 06, 2026 · Last updated Jun 10, 2026 · Updated 24 times

Summary

This study tests if a shorter course of radiation (3 doses over 5 days) is as safe and works as well as the standard 5-dose schedule for women with early-stage breast cancer. About 284 post-menopausal women with small, low-risk tumors took part. The main goal is to see if the shorter treatment causes less scarring (fibrosis) while still preventing cancer from coming back.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • NYU Langone Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10016, United States

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

breast neoplasm neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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