New radiation treatment could spare older women from breast cancer surgery
NCT ID NCT07242118
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a precise, high-dose radiation treatment called SABR as an alternative to surgery for women aged 65 and older with early-stage breast cancer. The goal is to control the cancer while avoiding surgery and maintaining quality of life. Participants will receive five radiation treatments and be monitored for side effects and well-being over one year.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SABR (stereotactic ablative radiotherapy)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer older women with breast cancer a non-surgical treatment option that controls the disease while preserving quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study with only 18 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. Radiation side effects are possible, and the treatment may not control the cancer long-term.
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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 18 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
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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65 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Willing and able to provide written informed consent obtained to participate in the study and HIPAA authorization for release of personal health information. * Women greater than or equal to age 65 years * Diagnosis of invasive carcinoma of breast undergoing non-operative management * Previously untreated OR previously treated with primary ET or chemotherapy, with either stable or progressive localized disease. * Tumor measuring ≤5 cm (cT1-T2) and clinically node negative * Diagnostic biopsy ER-positive (greater than or equal to 10% ER by immunohistochemistry staining) * Diagnostic biopsy HER2-negative according to ASCO/CAP guidelines (0 or 1+ following IHC staining or proven negative by in-situ hybridization) * Suitable for SABR as deemed by the treating radiation oncologist * Participants with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial * Enrollment in another clinical trial is allowed if there would be no interference with interventions on this trial Exclusion Criteria: * Active treatment with systemic chemotherapy for breast cancer. Subjects will need to stop any breast cancer chemotherapy agent before enrollment to be included study. * Multicentric tumor. * Clinical or imaging evidence of distant metastases. * Prior ipsilateral breast or thoracic radiation. * Autoimmune conditions with associated radiation risks.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Kansas Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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University of Kansas Medical Center
RECRUITINGKansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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