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Tangential Radiation Therapy Without Axillary Dissection in Breast Cancer

NCT00165243 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2017-06-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether treatment to the axilla (area under the arm) can be safely minimized by omitting axillary surgery and full axillary radiation therapy and replacing it with radiation therapy to the breast and lower axilla.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Tangential radiation

Radiation given over 6 1/2 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Julia S. Wong, MD · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1998-09-30
Primary Completion
2004-01-31
Completion
2016-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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