No armpit lymph node surgery for early breast cancer
Part of Cancer, Skin clinical trials.
This study tests whether it is safe and effective to skip surgery on the lymph nodes under the arm in people with early breast cancer that has not spread to those nodes. If you qualify, your breast cancer surgery would be the only surgical treatment you receive.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You have early-stage breast cancer (tumors up to 5 cm, no lymph node involvement).
- You will have breast surgery as your first treatment, and no surgery on the lymph nodes under your arm.
- You have not had chemotherapy, hormone therapy, or other systemic treatment before surgery.
- You have no other cancer, no cancer in both breasts, and no evidence that the cancer has spread to distant parts of the body.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding, and you can give informed consent.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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