Study hints at less surgery for certain breast cancers
NCT ID NCT07211451
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study looked at over 1,500 women with early-stage HER2-positive or triple-negative breast cancer who had no signs of cancer in their lymph nodes on ultrasound. All had breast-conserving surgery with lymph node removal. The goal was to see how often cancer actually spread to the nodes, and whether some patients could safely skip the lymph node biopsy in the future. The findings could lead to less invasive surgery for selected patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help some breast cancer patients avoid unnecessary lymph node surgery, reducing side effects like arm swelling.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational analysis of past data, not a clinical trial testing a new treatment. The findings need confirmation in future studies before changing practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1,571 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Sep 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.
Who is studied
Patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer or TNBC who had clinically node-negative status on preoperative ultrasonography and underwent upfront breast-conserving surgery (BCS) with axillary surgery
- Ages
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19 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: * HER2-positive breast cancer or TNBC * Patients who received upfront breast conserving surgery with axillary surgery * Patients who had a clinically axillary node negative disease Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who underwent mastectomy * Absence of axillary nodal assessment on ultrasonography * Patients who underwent mastectomy * Patients who underwent mastectomy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine
Seoul, Please Select, 06273, South Korea
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