Shorter radiation course tested to fight breast cancer with fewer side effects
NCT ID NCT02783690
Summary
This study tested whether a shorter, 15-session course of proton radiotherapy is as safe and effective as a standard 25-session course for patients who had a mastectomy and need radiation to the chest wall and lymph nodes. It involved 88 women with breast cancer and aimed to see if the shorter treatment could control the cancer just as well while potentially causing fewer side effects and complications, especially for those who had breast reconstruction.
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Locations
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Mayo Clinic in Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85259, United States
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Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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