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NCT05416164 DESCARTES: De-ESCAlation of RadioTherapy in Patients With Pathologic Complete rESponse to Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy

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NCT ID NCT05416164
Status Recruiting
Phase
Sponsor The Netherlands Cancer Institute
Condition Breast Cancer
Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment 595 participants
Start Date 2022-10-07
Primary Completion 2032-05

Trial Parameters

Condition Breast Cancer
Sponsor The Netherlands Cancer Institute
Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
Phase N/A
Enrollment 595
Sex FEMALE
Min Age 18 Years
Max Age N/A
Start Date 2022-10-07
Completion 2032-05
Interventions
Omission of radiotherapy

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Brief Summary

This study evaluates whether radiotherapy can safely be omitted in breast cancer patients with T1-2N0 tumors who achieve a pathologic complete response after neoadjuvant systemic therapy and breast-conserving surgery

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Women, aged ≥ 18 years * Invasive HR positive/Her2 negative, Her2+ (ER/PR +/-) or TN breast cancer * Concurrent DCIS in pre-NST biopsy is allowed if there is no suspicion of extensive component i.e. absence of non-mass enhancement on pre-NST MRI, contrast-enhanced mammography or breast-specific gamma imaging and/or absence of calcifications on pre-NST mammography * Primary tumour (T) clinical stage cT1-2 * Unifocal disease; confirmed by pre-NST MRI, contrast-enhanced mammography or breast-specific gamma imaging * Clinical nodal stage 0; absence of lymph node metastases should be confirmed by ultrasound or FDG-PET/CT * Neoadjuvant systemic treatment (NST) * Marker placed in breast tumour prior to NST * Breast conserving surgery performed, i.e. no mastectomy * Sentinel node biopsy performed before or after NST * Pathologic complete response in breast and lymph nodes, i.e. no residual tumour cells or DCIS detected * Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Prim

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