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A trial looking at giving 1 week of radiotherapy for breast cancer (FAST-Forward)

Overview

Cancer types:

Breast cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial compared 1 week of radiotherapy with 3 weeks of radiotherapy after surgery for breast cancer.

This trial was open for people to join between 2011 and 2014. The team published the results in 2020.

Recruitment start: 23 November 2011

Recruitment end: 19 June 2014

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Professor Murray Brunt

Supported by

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) programme

Last reviewed: 15 October 2024

CRUK internal database number: 4556

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