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Weekly Single Fraction Hypofractionated Adjuvant Radiotherapy for Early Stage Breast Cancer

Phase 2
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Radiotherapy Side Effect
Registration Number
NCT04580784
Lead Sponsor
Mona Salem
Brief Summary

The current study is a prospective phase II study; Eligible patients will receive hypofractionated Irradiation at a total dose of 28.5Gy in 5 once-weekly fractions of 5.7Gy in 5 weeks to the Whole Breast or chest wall with or without peripheral lymphatic irradiation.

Detailed Description

Testing the feasibility of a hypofractionated adjuvant radiotherapy regimen after breast surgery on a-once-weekly basis for a total dose of 28.5Gy in 5 fractions over 5 weeks in Kasr EL Aini Hospital.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Histologically proven diagnosis of invasive breast adenocarcinoma.
  2. Prior radical surgery (Modified Radical Mastectomy or Breast Conservative Surgery).
  3. No macroscopic evidence of distant metastases at diagnosis.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Prior radiation to the thoracic region.
  2. Pregnancy.
  3. Patients with synchronous or prior malignancy.
  4. Positive surgical margins.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patient quality of life assessment.six months

according to FACT-B

Patient satisfaction.six months

according to FACIT-TS-PS

Change in cosmetic breast appearancesix months

according to HARVARD cosmesis scale: 1 Excellent, 2Good, 3 Fair and 4 Poor

Acute radiation toxicity assessmentsix months

according to the RTOG acute toxicity scale: 0 No visible change, 1 faint/dull erythema, 2tender/ bright +- dry desquamation, 3 patchy moist desquamation, 4 conflueunt moist desquamation, pitting edema, 0 is the best and 4 is the worse.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kasr El AiniH

🇪🇬

Cairo, Egypt

Kasr El AiniH
🇪🇬Cairo, Egypt
Dean's office
Contact
002025729584
Dean@kasralainy.edu.eg

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