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Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy for the Treatment of ER Positive, HER2 negative Breast Cancer in Older Women not Undergoing Surgery, CARMEN Trial

Trial Status: active

This clinical trial tests the effect of local therapy with stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) in treating older women with estrogen receptor (ER) positive, HER2 negative invasive breast cancer not undergoing surgery. Standard therapy usually includes endocrine therapy, however, endocrine therapy (ET) alone may likely slow the growth and spread of the tumor for a limited time. SABR is a type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position a patient and precisely deliver radiation to tumors in the body (except the brain). The total dose of radiation is divided into smaller doses given over several days. This type of radiation therapy helps spare normal tissue. Giving local therapy with SABR may further limit the tumor from growing and may improve symptoms caused by the tumor in older women with ER positive, HER2 negative invasive breast cancer who are not undergoing surgery.