1-Week Versus 3-Week PBI
1-Week Versus 3-Week Partial Breast Irradiation Using Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) Following Breast-Conserving Surgery in Clinically Low-Risk Breast Cancer: a Phase III, Randomized Trial
- Early-Stage Breast Cancer
At a glance
- Phase
- Phase not stated
- Study type
- Interventional
- Sponsor
- Fudan University
- Enrolment target
- 818
- Started
- October 2026
- Main results due
- October 2032
- Study sites
- 1
- Registry updated
- 25 September 2026
Can you take part?
- Ages 18 years to 75 years.
- Women only.
- You need the condition being studied — healthy volunteers are not accepted.
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Read the full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Female patients with an estimated life expectancy greater than 5 years. Meets criteria for either primary invasive breast cancer or pure ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). * For invasive breast cancer: Age 40-75 years; Underwent breast-conserving surgery with sentinel lymph node biopsy or axillary lymph node dissection; pT ≤ 3 cm (unicentric/unifocal or total multifocal size ≤ 3 cm); favorable histology (invasive ductal, mucinous, tubular, or solid papillary carcinoma, DCIS component permitted); ER+ and/or PR+; pN0(i- or i+); M0; surgical margins ≥ 2 mm. * For pure DCIS: Age 18-75 years; Underwent breast-conserving surgery with or without sentinel lymph node biopsy; low-to-intermediate nuclear grade; tumor size ≤ 2.5 cm; surgical margins ≥ 3 mm. * Presence of surgical clips or distinct postoperative seroma/tissue changes in the tumor bed allowing precise target delineation. * ECOG performance status 0 or 1. * Eligible for systemic therapy, without prior neoadjuvant systemic therapy. * Able to tolerate radiotherapy procedures and position immobilization. * No contraindications to radiotherapy. * Written informed consent provided. Exclusion Criteria: * Unfavorable histological subtypes (e.g., invasive lobular carcinoma, invasive micropapillary carcinoma). * Positive axillary, internal mammary, or supraclavicular lymph nodes. * Presence of distant metastasis. * Paget's disease of the nipple. * History of prior ipsilateral or contralateral invasive breast cancer or DCIS. * Bilateral breast cancer. * Known germline BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation. * Prior radiotherapy to the ipsilateral breast, chest wall, or regional lymph nodes. * Active or prior second malignancy (except adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer). * Severe non-malignant comorbidities (e.g., cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, or scleroderma) precluding definitive radiotherapy. * Pregnant or lactating patients. * Inability or unwillingness to comply with scheduled follow-up visits.
What this study is about
In the sponsor’s own words, from the registry.
This non-inferiority, phase 3 clinical trial evaluates the cosmetic non-inferiority of a one-week regimen (26 Gy/5 Fx) versus a three-week regimen (40 Gy/15 Fx) using intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for partial breast irradiation (PBI) in low-risk breast cancer patients post-breast-conserving surgery.
Study sites(1)
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Shanghai, China
Recruiting
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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT07832279. Trialion does not run this study, is not paid to refer anyone to it, and cannot enrol you. Eligibility is always decided by the research team at the site.
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