Partial Breast Radiation Therapy in Treating Women Undergoing Breast Conservation Therapy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer
- Conditions
- Long-term Effects Secondary to Cancer Therapy in AdultsSkin Reactions Secondary to Radiation TherapyBreast Cancer
- Registration Number
- NCT00599989
- Lead Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
- Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells.
PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying the side effects of partial breast radiation therapy and how well it works in treating women undergoing breast conservation therapy for early-stage breast cancer.
- Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES:
* To allow women undergoing breast conservation therapy for early-stage breast cancer to have access to accelerated partial breast irradiation therapy on a controlled trial.
* To capture prospective data on acute and late toxicity and disease recurrence in patients treated with this therapy.
* To summarize the institutional experience of these patients treated with this experimental therapy.
OUTLINE: Within 9 weeks after surgery, patients undergo accelerated partial breast irradiation (including conformal external-beam irradiation, interstitial brachytherapy, intracavitary brachytherapy, or proton beam irradiation) twice daily for 5 days (10 fractions).
After completion of study therapy, patients are followed every 3 to 6 months for at least 5 years and then annually thereafter.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 28
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Acute toxicity as assessed by NCI CTC at 1 week, 4 weeks, and 3 months after completion of study therapy 11 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time to locoregional recurrence 11 months Time to recurrence 11 months Late toxicity and cosmesis as assessed at or before 3 years from the start of radiotherapy and every 3 months during follow-up 11 months Site of disease recurrence (i.e., local, regional, or distant) 11 months
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Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
🇺🇸Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania🇺🇸Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States