Heat zaps breast tumors in seniors skipping surgery
NCT ID NCT00210223
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a procedure called radiofrequency ablation, which uses heat from a needle to destroy breast tumors, combined with hormone therapy. It included 21 elderly patients (over 70) who either declined or were not candidates for surgery. The main goal was to see if the cancer came back within one year and five years after treatment.
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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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21 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2004
- Finished
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Dec 2011
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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70 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Patients more than 70 years old * Breast tumors with estrogen receptors * Non surgical patients * Life expectancy more than 6 months Exclusion criteria: * Presence of a pace maker * Tumors measuring more than 30 mm on ultrasound evaluation, located less than 10 mm from skin, nipple, or pectoral muscle * Coagulation disorders * Contra indications to magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography with contrast medium injection * Non visible lesions on magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography with contrast medium injection
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institut Bergonié - Centre Régional de Luttre Contre le Cancer de Bordeaux et du Sud Ouest
Bordeaux, 33076, France
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