AI predicts lymphedema risk to guide breast cancer radiation decisions
NCT ID NCT07187726
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether an artificial intelligence tool can predict a breast cancer patient's risk of developing arm lymphedema (swelling) after radiation therapy. About 724 women will be randomly assigned to either see their personalized risk prediction or not. The goal is to see if knowing this risk helps patients and doctors choose safer radiation options, reducing side effects and improving quality of life over two years.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-based risk prediction tool (XAINET)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help breast cancer patients and doctors make more informed decisions about radiotherapy, potentially reducing arm swelling and improving quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a study about communication, not a new treatment. The AI tool's predictions may not be accurate for everyone, and the trial is still recruiting, so results are uncertain.
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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 724 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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: 1. Patient must have signed a written informed consent form prior to inclusion visit and to any study specific procedures 2. Women ≥ 18 years 3. Patients with unilateral invasive breast cancer, cT1-4, cN0-N3, M0 who had undergone radical surgery defined as mastectomy or breast conservation surgery with negative margins +/- (neo)-adjuvant systemic treatment. The patient can be included no matter the status of estrogen and progesterone receptors, malignancy grade, and HER2 status 4. Axillary lymph node staging (by axillary dissection or sentinel lymph node biopsy and/or marked lymph node biopsy \[Marking Axillary lymph nodes with Radioactive Iodine seeds (MARI) procedure/ (Targeted Axillary Dissection (TAD) procedure\] in case of neo-adjuvant systemic treatment) defining the indication for regional nodal irradiation to levels I+/- II+/- III+/- IV+/- interpectoral nodes (Rotter) +/- the IMC(Internal Mammary Chain) 5. ECOG performance status 0-2 6. Patient must be randomized within the recommended time period from last surgery or the last series of chemotherapy whichever comes last as per national or institutional guidelines in order not to delay radiotherapy treatment start 7. Women of childbearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception for the duration of study participation and up to 3 months following completion of radiotherapy 8. Patient is willing and able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the clinical investigation including undergoing treatment and scheduled visits, and examinations including follow-up 9. Patient affiliated to or a beneficiary of the local social security system, health service or other local regulatory requirements Exclusion Criteria: 1. Previous breast cancer or Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) of the ipsilateral breast 2. Bilateral breast cancer 3. Patient with previous non-breast malignancy, with the exception of cancer in complete remission for over 5 years and low risk of recurrence. Patients with the following diseases can be accepted despite less than 5 years disease free interval: carcinoma in situ of the cervix, melanoma in situ, basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin 4. Patient who has an indication for boost to one or more regional nodes 5. Previous radiation therapy to the chest region 6. Patients having arm swelling requiring arm sleeve prescription at baseline 7. Any condition that prevents the patient from wearing a compression sleeve for 8h/day from the first day of radiation therapy until 3 months after the initiation of adjuvant radiotherapy 8. Pregnant or breastfeeding women 9. Patient already included in another therapeutic study involving radiotherapy dose/regimen/technique and/or arm lymphedema risk 10. Person deprived of their liberty or under protective custody or guardianship 11. Presence of any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule
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How to take part
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The places running it
27 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CH Lyon Sud
RECRUITINGOullins, France
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CH de Saint Quentin
RECRUITINGSaint-Quentin, France
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CHD Vendée
RECRUITINGLa Roche-sur-Yon, France
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CHI Créteil
RECRUITINGCréteil, France
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CHU Sud La Réunion
RECRUITINGSaint-Pierre, France
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Centre Antoine Lacassagne
RECRUITINGNice, France
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Centre François Baclesse
RECRUITINGCaen, France
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Centre Georges François Leclerc
RECRUITINGDijon, France
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Centre Guillaume Le Conquérant
RECRUITINGLe Havre, France
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Centre Henri Becquerel
RECRUITINGRouen, France
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Centre Jean Perrin
RECRUITINGClermont-Ferrand, France
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Centre Léon Bérard
RECRUITINGLyon, France
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Centre Léonard de Vinci
RECRUITINGDechy, France
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Centre Marie Curie
RECRUITINGArras, France
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Centre Oscar Lambret
RECRUITINGLille, France
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Centre Paul Strauss
RECRUITINGStrasbourg, France
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Centre Pierre Curie
RECRUITINGBeuvry, France
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Centre de Radiothérapie de Seine-et-Marne
RECRUITINGMelun, France
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Clinique Mutualiste de l'Estuaire
RECRUITINGSaint-Nazaire, France
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Clinique Tivoli Ducos
RECRUITINGBordeaux, France
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Clinique Victor Hugo
RECRUITINGLe Mans, France
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Gustave Roussy
RECRUITINGVillejuif, France
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ICO Nantes Saint Herblain
RECRUITINGSaint-Herblain, France
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Institut Godinot
RECRUITINGReims, France
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Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine
RECRUITINGVandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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Maastro
RECRUITINGMaastricht, Netherlands
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ROC 37
RECRUITINGChambray-lès-Tours, France