Dose Escalated Concomitant Boost Radiotherapy for Early Breast Cancer
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: hypofractionated radiotherapy with tumor bed boost.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Breast Cancer. Basic parameters: 18 years — 50 years · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Italy
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Official title
Hypofractionated Radiotherapy With Dose Escalated Concomitant Boost for Breast Cancer: a Phase 2 Trial
Overview
The goal of this prospective, single-arm, phase II, non-randomized trial is to evaluate an hypofractionation schedule with high dose simultaneous integrated tumor bed boost in early breast cancer patients. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: * evaluate the rate of all grades of radiation-induced fibrosis at 4 years. * evaluate poor/fair cosmesis rate Participants will be treated with hypofractionated radiotherapy (RT) to whole breast with a dose of 40.05 Gy in 15 fractions (2.67 Gy/die) and a concomitant tumor bed dose of 52.5 Gy (3.5 gy/die)
Detailed description
This is a prospective, single-arm, phase II, non-randomized clinical trial that will test an hypofractionated schedule with high dose simultaneous integrated tumor bed boost set on a previous dose finding study. Patients will be treated with hypofractionated RT to whole breast with a dose of 40.05 Gy in 15 fractions (2.67 Gy/die) and a concomitant tumor bed dose of 52.5 Gy (3.5 gy/die). The study population will include early breast cancer patients with younger age (\< or= 50 years) and additional risk factors for local recurrence.
The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the rate of radiation-induced fibrosis at 4 years.The expected enrollment is 132 patients in 6 years. Each patient must have a minimum follow-up of 4 years.
The secondary objective is to evaluate cosmesis; other objectives are to evaluate quality of life (QoL) and the rate of local control.
Interventions
- Radiation hypofractionated radiotherapy with tumor bed boost
hypofractionated radiotherapy with concomitant/simultaneous tumor bed boost
Primary outcome measures
- Breast fibrosis [Time frame: baseline, each year up to 4 years after radiotherapy]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Breast cosmesis [Time frame: baseline, each year up to 4 years after radiotherapy]
- Quality of Life (QOL) [Time frame: baseline, each year up to 4 years after radiotherapy]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- histologically proven breast cancer who have undergone conservative surgery
- at least 3 inserted clips
- age: from 18 years old to 50 years
- at least one of the following risk factors: N1 disease, LVI, extensive intraductal component (>25%), close margins (<4 mm), non-hormone-sensitive disease, grading 3
- ECOG performance status < 2
- adequate bone marrow (haemoglobin concentration > 8 g/dl, white blood cell count > 3000/mm3, platelet count > 75000).
Exclusion criteria
- Previous chest radiation treatment
- Bilateral breast cancer
- Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- BMI > 35
- Collagen diseases
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Italy · 1 center
- Università Campus Biomedico — Roma
Publications
- Bartelink H, Horiot JC, Poortmans P, Struikmans H, Van den Bogaert W, Barillot I, Fourquet A, Borger J, Jager J, Hoogenraad W, Collette L, Pierart M; European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Radiotherapy and Breast Cancer Groups. Recurrence rates after treatment of breast cancer with standard radiotherapy with or without additional radiation. N Engl J Med. 2001 Nov 8;345(19):1378 PMID 11794170
- Romestaing P, Lehingue Y, Carrie C, Coquard R, Montbarbon X, Ardiet JM, Mamelle N, Gerard JP. Role of a 10-Gy boost in the conservative treatment of early breast cancer: results of a randomized clinical trial in Lyon, France. J Clin Oncol. 1997 Mar;15(3):963-8. doi: 10.1200/JCO.1997.15.3.963. PMID 9060534
- Vrieling C, Collette L, Fourquet A, Hoogenraad WJ, Horiot JC, Jager JJ, Pierart M, Poortmans PM, Struikmans H, Van der Hulst M, Van der Schueren E, Bartelink H. The influence of the boost in breast-conserving therapy on cosmetic outcome in the EORTC "boost versus no boost" trial. EORTC Radiotherapy and Breast Cancer Cooperative Groups. European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer. In PMID 10524422
- Yarnold J, Ashton A, Bliss J, Homewood J, Harper C, Hanson J, Haviland J, Bentzen S, Owen R. Fractionation sensitivity and dose response of late adverse effects in the breast after radiotherapy for early breast cancer: long-term results of a randomised trial. Radiother Oncol. 2005 Apr;75(1):9-17. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2005.01.005. Epub 2005 Mar 16. PMID 15878095
- Ippolito E, Rinaldi CG, Silipigni S, Greco C, Fiore M, Sicilia A, Trodella L, D'Angelillo RM, Ramella S. Hypofractionated radiotherapy with concomitant boost for breast cancer: a dose escalation study. Br J Radiol. 2019 Mar;92(1095):20180169. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20180169. Epub 2018 Nov 28. PMID 30433824
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07021846 · 63/19 PAR ComEt CBM