Robots vs. scopes: which breast cancer surgery is better?
NCT ID NCT07321145
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks back at the medical records of 200 women with breast cancer to compare two types of breast-conserving surgery: one done with a robot and one done with an endoscope. The goal is to see which method leads to fewer complications, shorter surgery time, and better cosmetic results. Participants must be women aged 18 to 80 with early-stage breast cancer who want to keep their breast.
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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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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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18 to 80 years
- 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: * Female patients aged 18 to 80 years * Pathologically confirmed breast cancer prior to surgery * Sufficient glandular volume with a tumor-to-breast volume ratio ≤20% * A unifocal lesion confined to the glandular tissue * Clear desire for breast conservation and willingness to undergo R-BCS or E-BCS * No evidence of distant metastasis, no involvement of the skin or chest wall * Eligibility for standard postoperative radiotherapy Exclusion Criteria: * The presence of diffuse suspicious lesions or microcalcifications for which wide local resection was unlikely to achieve adequate negative margins or satisfactory aesthetic outcomes * Bilateral breast cancer or inflammatory breast cancer * After neoadjuvant therapy, requirement for additional concurrent surgical procedures * Inability to tolerate general anesthesia or undergo surgery * Contraindications to radiotherapy or a history of prior chest wall irradiation, pregnancy- or lactation-associated breast cancer * Refuse to undergo R-BCS or E-BCS
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Locations
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the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
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