Radiation before surgery: a new hope for tough breast cancers?
NCT ID NCT07164872
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether adding radiation before surgery to standard chemotherapy can shrink tumors more effectively in people with locally advanced breast cancer. It includes 50 participants with Luminal or triple-negative subtypes who did not respond well to initial chemo. The goal is to improve survival and increase the chance of breast preservation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- preoperative radiotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could increase the chance of breast preservation and improve survival for patients with hard-to-treat breast cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-phase study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Adding radiation before surgery also carries risks like increased side effects.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
- 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: 1. The pathological diagnosis was invasive breast cancer. 2. cT3-4, cN1-2, M0 (according to the 8th edition of the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual), molecular typing is Luminal type (HER2-) or triple-negative type. The volume of the primary lesion did not decrease by more than 50% after 2 cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. 3. Generally in good condition (KPS score \> 70), organ functions are tolerable, and there are no severe complications due to poor control. 4. Acceptable for magnetic resonance imaging scan 5. Have the conditions for follow-up 6. Sign the informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: 1. gestation period 2. Simultaneous bilateral breast cancer 3. History of chest wall radiotherapy 4. Active connective tissue disease 5. Inflammatory breast cancer 6. Excessive breast volume (\>600ml), BMI \> 30 7. diabetes 8. Positive lymph nodes in the upper and lower regions of the clavicle and the internal mammary region 9. Using immunotherapy drugs such as PD-1/PD-L1
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