Zapping spreading tumors early may buy time for cancer patients

NCT ID NCT03808662

First seen Feb 04, 2026 · Last updated Jun 13, 2026 · Updated 15 times

Summary

This study tests whether giving precise radiation to tumors that have just started to grow can delay the cancer from getting worse. It involves 107 adults with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer or non-small cell lung cancer. Participants are randomly assigned to receive either standard care or standard care plus early radiation to the growing spots.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Data Analysis Only)

    Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge

    Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen

    Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack

    Commack, New York, 11725, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth

    Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau

    Uniondale, New York, 11553, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Rockville Centre

    Rockville Centre, New York, 11570, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester

    Harrison, New York, 10604, United States

  • Princess Margaret Hospital/Ontario Cancer Institute (Data Analysis Only)

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

non-small cell lung carcinoma triple-negative breast carcinoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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