New radiation approach aims to cut treatment time for early breast cancer
NCT ID NCT07657442
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a risk-based approach to radiation after breast-conserving surgery for early breast cancer. Depending on individual risk, patients receive either whole-breast or partial-breast radiation in fewer, larger doses (hypofractionation). The goal is to maintain cancer control while reducing side effects and treatment burden. About 649 participants will be followed for local recurrence and disease-free survival.
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 (hypofractionated whole-breast or partial-breast irradiation)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a more convenient and less toxic radiation schedule for early breast cancer patients, potentially becoming a new standard of care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-arm, non-randomized study with no control group, so results may be less definitive. Long-term outcomes and rare side effects are still unknown.
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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 649 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
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 75 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: * ECOG performance status score of 0 to 2. * Pathologically confirmed breast cancer, including invasive carcinoma or ductal carcinoma in situ. * Clinical stage cT0-2N0M0. * Underwent breast-conserving surgery. * Negative surgical margins greater than 2 mm. Exclusion Criteria: * Regional lymph node metastasis. * Distant metastasis. * Bilateral breast cancer. * Prior thoracic radiotherapy. * Life expectancy of less than 5 years. * Lactating or pregnant women.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100021, China
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