Single-Dose radiation during breast surgery: a new hope?
NCT ID NCT03121469
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a device called Papillon +TM that delivers a single dose of radiation directly to the tumor site during breast cancer surgery. 28 women aged 60 and older with early-stage breast cancer took part. The main goal was to see if the technique was feasible and safe, not to measure long-term cancer control.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Papillon +TM radiotherapy device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a more convenient way to deliver radiation during breast cancer surgery, potentially reducing the need for follow-up visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-phase study (28 people) focused on whether the technique is even possible. It is not designed to prove it works better than standard treatment, and long-term safety or effectiveness is unknown.
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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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28 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2018
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- 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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60 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: * Patient with grade 1 or 2 invasive ductal adenocarcinoma or ductal carcinoma in situ, regardless of grade (found on mammography by an outbreak of Single microcalcification with a diameter not exceeding 2 cm or a tumor opacity \<2 cm), * Patient aged 60 years or older (patients 60 years of age in the year may be included); * Unilateral adenocarcinoma, unifocal, positive HR, non-overexpressed HER-2 - T1 N0 radio-clinical , Operable patient with breast volume compatible with conservative surgery, * Patients who have been made aware of the information sheet and have given their written signed informed consent. * Patients benefitting from social health insurance coverage. Exclusion Criteria: * Age less than 60 years * Patient with grade 3 invasive breast carcinoma * Patient with lymphatic invasion / peri-nerve involvement / vascular emboli * Metastatic patient * Multifocal and / or bilateral tumor * N1 proved by ultrasound guided * Patient with psychological and / or psychiatric disorders * Vulnerable patient: a person deprived of liberty by an administrative or judicial decision, a major person who is the object of a legal protection measure or is unable to express his / her consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Antoine Lacassagne
Nice, 06189, France
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