Study tests skipping radiation for Low-Risk breast cancer patients
NCT ID NCT07179744
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether women with a certain type of breast cancer (hormone-sensitive, HER2-negative, with 1-3 positive lymph nodes and a low RecurIndex score) can safely avoid radiation therapy to the lymph nodes. Researchers will follow 635 participants over time to see how many have their cancer come back. The goal is to find out if skipping this treatment is safe for low-risk 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 show that some women with low-risk breast cancer can avoid unnecessary radiation, reducing side effects and treatment burden.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't prove a new therapy works. Results may not apply to all patients, and there is a risk of recurrence if radiation is omitted.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 635 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2032
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.
Who is studied
pT1-2N1M0 breast cancer
- Ages
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18 to 70 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years old, ≤ 70 years old. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) ≤ 2. * Postoperative pathology is clearly diagnosed as invasive breast cancer. Meet the clinical definition of low risk: ①Axillary lymph node micrometastasis (N1mic) or ②N1 patients who meet the following conditions at the same time, a)Age ≥ 40 years old, b)Vascular tumor thrombus (LVI) negative or allow few positive LVI (excluding extensive or massive LVI), c)ER positive (ER ≥ 1%) and HER2 negative (HER2 expression negative or + by IHC, or 2+ but negative by FISH). * Postoperative pathological diagnosis of axillary lymph node status is any of the following: a. Sentinel lymph node biopsy or axillary lymph node dissection for micrometastasis (N1mic), b. Sentinel lymph node biopsy for 1-2 lymph node macrometastasis (N1sln), c. Sentinel lymph node biopsy + axillary lymph node dissection or simple axillary lymph node dissection for 1-3 lymph node metastasis (N1). * The patient must have sufficient primary fresh frozen specimens or post- paraffin tissue sections for RecurIndex testing. * Patients must have RecurIndex low risk obtained from testing of breast tumor tissue from a core biopsy or from the surgical specimen. * The primary tumor and breast undergo breast-conserving surgery or total resection ± breast reconstruction (autologous/prosthetic). * There must be adequate systemic examination (such as chest X-ray, B- ultrasound, CT, etc.) within 3 months before randomization of radiotherapy to confirm that there is no distant metastasis. * Preoperative or radiotherapy should be performed within 12 months of randomization and must have mammography and/or MRI to confirm that there is no contralateral breast cancer. * At least 4 courses of adjuvant chemotherapy with anthracycline or taxane should be completed after surgery. * Radiotherapy must be performed sequentially after the completion of adjuvant chemotherapy, starting no later than 8 weeks after the end of chemotherapy. * No previous history of malignant tumors, except for basal cell carcinoma of the skin. * Signed an informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Postoperative radiotherapy was confirmed as T3-4, N0, N2-3, M1 lesion staging before enrollment. * Receive any new adjuvant therapy before surgery, including chemotherapy, endocrine therapy, targeted therapy or radiation therapy. * Patients who underwent total mastectomy and only sentinel lymph node biopsy. * Have a history of contralateral breast cancer. * History of chest radiotherapy. * combined with severe heart, lung, liver, kidney, hematopoietic, neurological diseases, and mental illness. * History of autoimmune diseases such as scleroderma or active lupus erythematosus. * pregnant and lactating patients.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China
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