Radiation-Free path for Low-Risk breast cancer patients?
NCT ID NCT03878342
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether women aged 50 and older with a very low-risk type of early breast cancer (called DCIS) can avoid radiation therapy after having breast-conserving surgery. The goal is to see if the cancer stays away without radiation, reducing unnecessary treatment and side effects. About 295 participants are being followed for 5 years to check for any return of cancer in the breast.
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Study facts
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- 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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295 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2019
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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 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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Woman aged ≥50 years, 2. ECOG performance status ≤2 3. Microcalcifications on pre-biopsy mammography, unifocal, ≤25 mm or opacity without microcalcifications and no clinical palpable tumour 4. Absence of suspicious residual microcalcifications either on post-biopsy/ preoperative localization mammography, or on post-operative mammography Note: if absence of residual microcalcifications on post-biopsy/pre-operative mammography, post-operative mammography is not mandatory; 5. Breast-conserving surgical excision; 6. Histologically proven DCIS of the breast without an invasive component; Note Incidental histological finding of DCIS lesions developed within a benign breast lesion as well as an association with classical lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) associated with the DCIS are accepted. 7. Free margins (≥2 mm), or free margins following re-excision; 8. Low or Intermediate nuclear grade; Note: In case of nuclear grade heterogeneity within the same sample or between the biopsy or the surgical specimen, the highest nuclear grade score will prevail. 9. Tumour tissue sample availability; Note: Surgical specimen is mandatory unless no residual disease on the surgical specimen. In this instance, the initial diagnosis biopsy is required. 10. Absence of extensive necrosis (≤30% of the lumen diameter); 11. Immunohistochemical characteristics of luminal A subtype: ER≥10 %, PR ≥20 %, HER2 negative (0/1+) or 2+ not amplified (confirmed by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) or chromogenic in situ hybridization (CISH)), Ki67 \<15%. 12. Patient willing and able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study including undergoing treatment, scheduled visits and examinations and including follow-up; 13. Written informed consent. 14. Affiliation to the French social security. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Endocrine treatment for breast cancer. 2. Previous invasive breast cancer including contralateral breast cancer, either metachronous or synchronous 3. Previous DCIS except contralateral DCIS in complete and continuous remission for more than 5 years 4. Previous other cancers (except basal-cell, carcinoma in situ of the cervix or endometrium), not in complete and continuous remission for more than 10 years 5. Known breast-cancer predisposing germ-cell mutation; 6. Palpable tumour with a diagnosis of DCIS on biopsy 7. Bloody nipple discharge; 8. Histological size \>25 mm in one or multiple foci 9. High nuclear grade, including high nuclear grade in heterogeneous tumours;either on biopsy or on surgical specimen 10. Associated microinvasive or invasive component; 11. Presence of tumour cells in lymph nodes detected using H\&E or immunohistochemical examination (if lymph node sentinel biopsy or dissection has been performed); 12. Absolute contra-indication to whole-breast irradiation as determined by the referring physician; 13. Patient unable to comply with study obligations for geographic, social, or physical reasons, or who is unable to understand the purpose and procedures of the study. 14. Pregnant women or breast feeding mothers,
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHIC Créteil
Créteil, France
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CHU Saint-Etienne
Saint-Etienne, France
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CHU Saint-Pierre La Réunion
La Réunion, France
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Centre Antoine Lacassagne
Nice, France
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Centre Azuréen De Cancérologie
Mougins, France
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Centre De Radiothérapie De La Robertsau
Strasbourg, France
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Centre Eugène Marquis
Rennes, France
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Centre Francois Baclesse
Caen, France
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Centre Frédéric Joliot
Rouen, France
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Centre Georges Francois Leclerc
Dijon, France
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Centre Guillaume le Conquérant
Le Havre, France
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Centre Hospitalier Bretagne Sud
Lorient, France
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Centre Hospitalier De Lagny Sur Marne
Jossigny, France
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Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud
Pierre-Bénite, France
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Centre Hospitalier du Cotentin
Cherbourg, France
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Centre Jean Perrin
Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Centre Léon Berard
Lyon, France
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Centre Oscar Lambret
Lille, France
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Centre Paul Strauss
Strasbourg, France
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Centre d'Oncologie et de Radiothérapie du Pays Basque
Bayonne, France
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Centre de Haute Energie
Nice, France
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Centre de Radiothérapie Mermoz
Lyon, France
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Chu De Limoges - Hopital Dupuytren
Limoges, France
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Clinique Belharra
Bayonne, France
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Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, France
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Hopital Pitie Salpetriere
Paris, France
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Hôpital Henri Mondor
Créteil, France
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Hôpital La Croix Rousse
Lyon, France
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Hôpital René Huguenin - Institut Curie
Saint-Cloud, France
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Institut Bergonie
Bordeaux, France
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Institut CURIE
Paris, France
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Institut Claudius Regaud
Toulouse, France
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Institut De Cancerologie De Lorraine Alexis Vautrin
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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Institut Jean Godinot
Reims, France
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Institut Regional Du Cancer Montpellier Val D Aurelle
Montpellier, France
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Institut Sainte Catherine
Avignon, France
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Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest -Site Paul Papin
Angers, France
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