Could a simple shave during breast surgery save women from going under the knife again?
NCT ID NCT05782686
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a technique called systematic margin shaving during breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer. The idea is to remove a thin extra layer of tissue around the tumor right after the main lump is taken out, based on a pathologist's check. Researchers want to see if this lowers the number of cases where cancer cells are found at the edge of the removed tissue (positive margins), which often means a second surgery. About 234 women having breast-conserving surgery will be randomly assigned to either get the extra shaving or standard surgery alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- margin shaving procedure
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this technique could reduce the need for a second surgery after breast-conserving cancer treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a moderate-sized trial testing a surgical technique, not a new drug. The benefit may be small or not apply to all patients.
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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 234 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2020
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
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. Breast-conserving surgery. 2. Imaging diagnosis as the only breast tumor focus according to mammography, breast ultrasound and/or nuclear magnetic resonance; 3. Pathological diagnosis of carcinoma in situ or infiltrating 4. Oncoplastic without associated flaps; Exclusion Criteria: 1. Male patients; 2. Patients with a history of ipsilateral breast cancer. 3. Oncoplastic that includes flaps 4. Multifocality or multicentricity; 5. Pregnant or lactating patient; 6. Stage IV patients; 7. Patients eligible for mastectomy;
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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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Hospital de Bellvitge
RECRUITINGL'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, 08907, Spain
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