Zapping resistant tumors: could radiation keep breast cancer therapy working longer?
NCT ID NCT06925984
First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests whether giving precise radiation (SBRT) to a few growing cancer spots can help women with ER+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer stay on their current hormone therapy or CDK4/6 inhibitor longer. The study enrolls 48 women whose cancer has started to progress in 1 to 3 places after at least 6 months on treatment. They will continue their systemic therapy while receiving SBRT to those resistant spots, with the goal of delaying the need to switch to a new treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only โ not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help women with metastatic breast cancer stay on their current well-tolerated treatment longer before needing to switch to a new one.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-phase study with only 48 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The treatment only targets a few resistant spots, and the cancer may still progress elsewhere.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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AZ Groeninge
RECRUITINGKortrijk, Belgium
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AZ Sint-Maarten
RECRUITINGMechelen, Belgium
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CHU UCL Namur - Site Saint Elisabeth
RECRUITINGNamur, Belgium
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Jules Bordet Institute
RECRUITINGBrussels, Belgium
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UZ Gent
RECRUITINGGhent, Belgium
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