Breast Cancer Trial, Recruiting
voxsanity.com.au · Eligibility summary from public government registries · 18 August 2026 · not medical advice
Who may and may not be able to join
AI generated eligibility summary. Written by an AI model from the official source data and checked on a sample basis. It can contain mistakes, so confirm anything important against the original source. How we use AI
Who may be able to join
For patients (medical record review and/or surveys):
- People who are biologically female and aged 70 or older
- People who have been diagnosed with their first invasive breast cancer (not a recurrence)
- People whose tumour measures 2 cm or smaller based on clinical assessment
- People whose lymph nodes show no signs of cancer based on clinical assessment
- People whose cancer tests positive for estrogen receptors (ER+) and negative for HER2 (progesterone receptor status does not affect eligibility)
- People who are scheduled to see, or who have recently seen, a surgeon participating in this trial for an initial appointment
- People who speak English or Spanish
For primary caregivers (if the patient is unable to complete surveys due to cognitive decline):
- Family members, friends, or unpaid caregivers aged 18 or older who speak English or Spanish and are willing to provide verbal consent
For surgeons:
- Non-resident surgeons aged 18 or older who care for women aged 70 or older at one of the participating practices and are willing to provide verbal consent
For allied health professionals:
- Administrators, social workers, physician assistants, navigators, nurses, or other allied health professionals working in breast surgery who are willing to provide verbal consent
Who may not be able to join
Each point below is a reason the trial team may not be able to accept someone. It is not a list of requirements to meet.
For patients:
- People under the age of 70
- People who are biologically male
- People who do not speak English or Spanish
- People who have a previous history of invasive breast cancer
- People who have previously had ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) that was treated with radiation therapy
- People diagnosed with Paget's disease of the breast, inflammatory breast cancer, or a phyllodes tumour, as treatment options for these differ
- People who are currently in hospice care
- People whose surgeon is not willing to participate
- People with a history of dementia or who are unable to provide informed consent (for the survey portion of the trial)
- People with a psychiatric illness that would make it difficult to follow the study requirements (for the survey portion)
- People whose surgeon is not willing to have them complete study surveys (for the survey portion)
- In some cases, non-Hispanic white patients may not be enrolled if the monthly recruitment limit for that group has already been reached (confirm with trial site)
For caregivers:
- People under 18 years of age
- People who do not speak English or Spanish
- People with a psychiatric illness that would make it difficult to follow the study requirements
For surgeons:
- Surgeons who are still in residency training
- Non-surgeons
- People with a psychiatric illness that would make it difficult to follow the study requirements
For allied health professionals:
- People who are currently in training (trainees)
- People with a psychiatric illness that would make it difficult to follow the study requirements
Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.
Based on publicly available eligibility criteria from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before acting. This is not medical advice.
If this is close to home
This page includes language about advanced illness, prognosis, or palliative care, because that is how the trial's eligibility criteria are written. Seeing it set out plainly can land hard, whether it is about you or about someone you are caring for. You do not have to be at a crisis point to talk to someone.
- Griefline — grief and loss counselling, 9am to 6pm weekdays and midday to 6pm weekends (AEST/AEDT): 1300 845 745
- Carer Gateway — practical and emotional support if you are caring for someone, 8am to 5pm weekdays: 1800 422 737
- Canteen — for 12 to 25 year olds affected by cancer, their own or a family member's: 1800 945 215
- Palliative Care Australia — directory of palliative care services near you: palliativecare.org.au
- Lifeline — 24/7, for any kind of distress, at any hour the services above are closed: 13 11 14
Palliative care is not the same as giving up on treatment, and it is not only for the last weeks of life. It is symptom and comfort care that can run alongside active treatment, including a clinical trial.
Outside Australia? The numbers above are Australian and will not work from overseas. Find a Helpline is a free directory of support and crisis lines in over 130 countries, run by ThroughLine with the International Association for Suicide Prevention.
Voxsanity is not a counselling or medical service, and nothing on this page is medical advice. More Australian services are listed on our support lines page.
Contact this trial
Principal Investigator: Mara Schonberg, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Phone: 617-754-1414
Contact details sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before attending.
GP referral letter
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Trial details
Where this trial is recruiting
Primary endpoints
Receipt of aggressive treatment within 6 months of First Surgical Encounter (Arm A); Participant Perceived Shared Decision Making Quality Scale Score (Arm D); Participant Perceived Shared Decision Making Quality Scale Score (Arm A); Receipt of aggressive treatment within 6 months of First Surgical Encounter (Arm D)
Can't join this trial?
Data last synced from ClinicalTrials.gov: 31 July 2026. Trial status can change. Always verify current status directly with the trial site before making any decision.