Radiation-Free path for Low-Risk breast cancer? new study investigates

NCT ID NCT02400190

First seen Oct 31, 2025 · Last updated Apr 30, 2026 · Updated 23 times

Summary

This study looks at whether certain women with early-stage breast cancer can skip radiation after a lumpectomy. The women in the study are postmenopausal, have a specific low-risk type of breast cancer, and plan to take hormone therapy. Researchers will follow them for 10 years to see how often the cancer comes back in the same area.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • East Carolina University

    Greenville, North Carolina, 27853, United States

  • Harvard University

    Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02138, United States

  • Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, Maryland, United States

  • Loyola University Medical Center

    Maywood, Illinois, 60153, United States

  • Medical College of Wisconsin

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Northwell Health

    Lake Success, New York, 11042, United States

  • Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States

  • Stanford University

    Stanford, California, 94305, United States

  • University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

  • University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States

  • Yale University

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States

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