Could a one-week radiation zap be just as good as three weeks for early breast cancer?
NCT ID NCT05318274
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares a 1-week radiation schedule to the standard 3.1-week schedule for people with early-stage breast cancer who have had lumpectomy. The goal is to see if the shorter course controls cancer just as well while causing fewer side effects. About 72 adults with ductal carcinoma in situ or early invasive breast cancer are taking part.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 72 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients diagnosed by histopathological report of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) or invasive breast carcinoma. * Treated with breast-conserving surgery and stage pT1-2 pN0 M0. * Over 18 years. * Patients who sign informed consent for research study. Exclusion Criteria: * Positive nodes. * Clinical or pathological stage T3-T4. * History of previous irradiation. * Postoperative positive margin.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Unidad Medica de Alta Especialidad
Mérida, Yucatán, 97150, Mexico
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