Heat zaps tumors: new option for elderly breast cancer patients?

NCT ID NCT00210223

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated May 05, 2026 · Updated 20 times

Summary

This study tested a non-surgical treatment for breast cancer in 21 patients aged 70 and older who could not or would not have surgery. Doctors used ultrasound to guide a needle that heats and destroys the tumor, combined with hormone therapy. The goal was to see if this approach could control the cancer and prevent it from coming back within one and five years.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Institut Bergonié - Centre Régional de Luttre Contre le Cancer de Bordeaux et du Sud Ouest

    Bordeaux, 33076, France

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