New study tracks quality of life after chest wall surgery for breast cancer
NCT ID NCT03265379
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 104 breast cancer patients whose cancer has spread to the chest wall and who are having surgery to remove part of the chest wall. The goal is to see how the surgery affects their quality of life, pain, and survival. Researchers will track these outcomes over time to help doctors and patients make better treatment decisions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 104 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2017
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2030
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.
Who is studied
Patients with chest wall-recurrent/invasive breast cancer treated with FTCWR, chemotherapy and/or radiation.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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. \>18 years of age 2. Breast cancer with invasion of the chest wall (ribs, para-costal soft tissue, intercostal muscle or soft-tissue) that is: 1. Radiologically proven on cross-sectional imaging 2. Histologically proven 3. Medically fit for surgery 4. \>1 year disease-free interval (between initial treatment and recurrence) for patients with local recurrence Exclusion Criteria: 1. Medically inoperable due to co-morbidity or other contraindication to surgery 2. Technically unresectable disease 3. Ineligible for chemotherapy 4. ECOG performance status \>2 5. Patient refusal
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Health Network (Toronto General Hospital and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre)
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M5G 2C4, Canada
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