Breast cancer radiation cut to just 1.5 days in new trial
NCT ID NCT06185205
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving radiation in 3 treatments over 1.5 days is safe and effective for women with early-stage breast cancer after lumpectomy. About 170 women aged 45-79 will participate. The goal is to see if this shorter course causes fewer side effects and maintains good cosmetic results.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 170 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2033
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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45 to 79 years
- 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: * Female * New diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and/or invasive breast carcinoma per histologic evaluation * Age 45-79 at diagnosis * Previous lumpectomy with surgical margins histologically free of invasive tumor and DCIS as determined by the pathologist. * T stage of Tis, T1, or T2. * T2 tumors must be ≤3 cm in maximum diameter * If the tumor is human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive, the patient must receive HER2-directed therapy. * For patients with invasive breast cancer, an axillary staging procedure must be performed (either sentinel node biopsy alone or axillary dissection \[with a minimum of 6 axillary nodes removed\]) and the axillary node\[s\] must be pathologically negative. * Note: N0(i+) is not an exclusion criterion. * Note: Patients meeting all of the following criteria are not required to undergo the axillary staging procedure: * ≥70 years of age * estrogen receptor, Her2 = human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, PR = progesterone receptor negative (ER+PR+HER2-) * G1-2 * Tumor ≤2 cm in size * Agrees to comply with aromatase inhibitor recommendation * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document in English Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or breastfeeding * Active collagen-vascular disease * Paget's disease of the breast * History of DCIS or invasive breast cancer prior to the current diagnosis * Prior breast or thoracic radiation therapy (RT) for any condition * Multicentric carcinoma (DCIS or invasive) * Synchronous bilateral invasive or non-invasive breast cancer * Surgical margins that cannot be microscopically assessed or that are positive * Excision cavity that cannot be clearly delineated per the treating investigator * Any of the dosimetric treatment criteria defined in Section 6.1 have not been met. Patients who become ineligible due to inability to meet dosimetric criteria should not receive treatment as - defined in this protocol and will come off the study. Any subsequent adjuvant radiation will be delivered at the discretion of the treating physician * Medical, psychological, or social condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, may increase the patient's risk or limit the patient's adherence with study requirements
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Virginia Commonwealth University
RECRUITINGRichmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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