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One-Week radiation after breast cancer surgery could be just as good, with better looks
NCT ID NCT05417516
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study compares two types of radiation therapy for women with early-stage breast cancer who have had a lumpectomy. One group receives radiation to the whole breast, the other only to the area where the cancer was removed. Both treatments are given once a day for about one week. The goal is to see if the shorter, partial treatment works as well at preventing cancer from coming back and causes fewer cosmetic changes to the breast. The study plans to enroll 910 women across multiple centers.
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
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a shorter, more convenient radiation option after breast cancer surgery that preserves breast appearance.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large Phase 3 trial, but results are not yet available. Partial breast radiation may not control cancer as well as whole breast radiation in the long term.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 910 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2031
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 120 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: For inclusion in this study, patients must fulfill all of the following criteria: 1. Female with a new histological diagnosis of invasive carcinoma of the breast with no evidence of metastatic disease (see AJCC TNM Cancer Staging, Appendix II). 2. Treated by BCS with microscopically clear resection margins \>= 1mm for invasive and non-invasive disease or no residual disease on re-excision. 3. Negative axillary node involvement as determined by either sentinel lymph node biopsy or axillary node dissection or clinical assessment with a negative axillary ultrasound and/or biopsy, for women with unifocal tumours \<= 2cm, histologic grade 1 or 2, ER or PR+ and HER2-ve that are being planned for endocrine therapy Exclusion Criteria: Patients who satisfy any of the following exclusion criteria are NOT eligible for this study: 1. Age less than 50 years. 2. Known to be BRCA 1 and/or BRCA 2 positive. 3. Tumour size \>3cm in greatest diameter on pathological examination. 4. Evidence of extensive intraductal component (EIC) (defined as an invasive tumour with a ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) component comprising at least 25% and extending beyond the invasive component to surrounding normal breast tissue) with the following exception: smaller tumours with EIC where the combined size (of the invasive and DCIS components) are \<= 3cm remain eligible 5. Evidence of a DCIS component \> 3cm 6. Lobular carcinoma only. 7. More than one primary tumour in different quadrants of the same breast (patients with multifocal breast cancer are eligible). 8. Synchronous or previous contralateral breast cancer (patients with contralateral DCIS or LCIS are eligible). 9. History of non-breast malignancy within the last 5 years other than treated non-melanoma skin cancer or treated in-situ carcinoma. 10. Known pregnancy or currently lactating. 11. Inability to localize tumour bed on CT planning (no evidence of surgical clips or seroma). 12. Inability to plan the patient for the experimental technique.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
31 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Algoma District Cancer Program
RECRUITINGSault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
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Arthur J. E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre-Clinical Research Unit
RECRUITINGCalgary, Alberta, Canada
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BC Cancer - Vancouver Island Centre
RECRUITINGVictoria, British Columbia, Canada
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BCCA-Vancouver Island Cancer Centre
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGVictoria, British Columbia, Canada
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CHUM - Centre Hospitalier de L'Université de Montréal
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H2L 4M1, Canada
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CHUQ-Pavillon Hotel-Dieu de Quebec
RECRUITINGQuébec, Quebec, Canada
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CHUS-Hopital Fleurimont
RECRUITINGSherbrooke, Quebec, J1H5N4, Canada
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CSSS Champlain - Charles LeMoyne
RECRUITINGGreenfield Park, Quebec, Canada
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Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux de la Mauricie-Centre-du-Québec (CIUSSS MCQ)
RECRUITINGTrois-Rivières, Quebec, G8Z 3R9, Canada
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GenesisCare Bedford Park
RECRUITINGBedford Park, South Australia, 5042, Australia
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GenesisCare Bundaberg
RECRUITINGBundaberg, Queensland, 4670, Australia
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GenesisCare Darlinghurst
RECRUITINGDarlinghurst, New South Wales, 2010, Australia
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GenesisCare Fiona Stanley Hospital
RECRUITINGMurdoch, Western Austrailia, 6150, Australia
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GenesisCare Hervey Bay
RECRUITINGUrraween, Queensland, 4655, Australia
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GenesisCare Hollywood
RECRUITINGNedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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GenesisCare Hurstville
RECRUITINGHurstville, New South Wales, 2220, Australia
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GenesisCare Mater Hospital
RECRUITINGNorth Sydney, New South Wales, 2060, Australia
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GenesisCare Southport
RECRUITINGSouthport, Queensland, 4215, Australia
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GenesisCare St Andrew's
RECRUITINGAdelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia
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GenesisCare Tugun
RECRUITINGTugun, Queensland, 4224, Australia
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GenesisCare Wembley
RECRUITINGWembley, Washington, 6014, Australia
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Juravinski Cancer Centre
RECRUITINGHamilton, Ontario, Canada
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London Regional Cancer Centre
RECRUITINGLondon, Ontario, Canada
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McGill University Health Centre
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, Canada
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Princess Margaret Hospital
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, Canada
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QEII HSC - Nova Scotia Cancer Centre
RECRUITINGHalifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre
RECRUITINGBarrie, Ontario, Canada
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Saskatoon Cancer Centre
RECRUITINGSaskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 4H4, Canada
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Stronach (Southlake) Regional Health Centre
RECRUITINGNewmarket, Ontario, Canada
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Toronto-Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre - Odette Cancer Centre
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, Canada
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Windsor Regional Cancer Centre
RECRUITINGWindsor, Ontario, N8W2X3, Canada
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