New MRI-Guided radiation technique tested for breast cancer treatment
NCT ID NCT05731791
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two types of radiation therapy for women with early-stage breast cancer after lumpectomy. One group receives standard CT-guided radiation, while the other receives a newer MRI-guided approach. The goal is to see if MRI-guided radiation works just as well at preventing cancer from coming back. Only 17 women aged 50 and older with small tumors are taking part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Radiation therapy (CT-based or MRI-based)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, MRI-guided radiation could become a new standard option for breast cancer treatment, potentially reducing side effects while maintaining cancer control.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-phase study with only 17 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The trial is not designed to prove superiority, only to show MRI is comparable to current CT-based treatment.
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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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17 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2034
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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50 to 90 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.
Patients ≥ 50 yrs with histologically confirmed unilateral DCIS or Stage I invasive breast cancer; received breast conserving surgery (pN0 or pNx) with tumor pathology ≤ 2 cm and excision margin ≥ 1 mm Inclusion Criteria: * Women status post segmental mastectomy * If unilateral, pT1 breast cancer excised with negative margins AND/OR pTis excised with negative margins. * If bilateral, pT1 breast cancer excised with negative margins AND/OR pTis excised with negative margins. * Clinically N0 or pN0 or sentinel node negative * Ductal carcinoma in situ DCIS with negative margins (no DCIS on inked margins). Exclusion Criteria: * Previous radiation therapy to the ipsilateral breast. * \> 90 days from last surgery, unless s/p adjuvant chemotherapy * \> 60 days from last chemotherapy * Patients unable to tolerate MRI or are otherwise unsuitable for MRI-based RT treatment * Metastatic disease
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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