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Management of Low-risk (Grade I and II) DCIS

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
DCIS
Registration Number
NCT02492607
Lead Sponsor
The Netherlands Cancer Institute
Brief Summary

A substantial number of DCIS lesions will never form a health hazard, particularly if it concerns slow-growing low-risk DCIS (grade I and II). This implies that many women might be unnecessarily going through intensive treatment resulting in a decrease in quality of life and an increase in health care costs, without any survival benefit.

The LORD (LOw Risk DCIS) study is a non-randomized, international, multicenter, phase III non-inferiority trial, and aims to determine whether screen-detected low-risk DCIS can safely be managed by an active surveillance strategy or that the conventional treatment, being either WLE alone, WLE + RT, or mastectomy, and possibly HT, should remain the standard of care.

Detailed Description

Background of the study:

The introduction of population-based breast cancer screening and implementation of digital mammography have led to an increased incidence of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) without a decrease in the incidence of advanced breast cancer. This suggests DCIS overdiagnosis exists. We hypothesize that asymptomatic, low-risk DCIS (grade I and II DCIS) can safely be managed by active surveillance. If progression to invasive breast cancer would still occur, this will be lowgrade and hormone receptor positive with excellent survival rates. Also, breast-conserving treatment will still be an option, if no prior radiotherapy has been applied. It also may save many low-risk DCIS patients from intensive treatment.

Objective of the study:

The primary end-point is ipsilateral invasive breast tumor-free rate at 10 years.

Secondary end-points are among others: overall survival, breast cancer-specific survival, mastectomy rate and patient reported outcomes. To determine whether low- risk DCIS can safely (measured by ipsilateral invasive breast cancer rate at 10 years) be managed by an active surveillance strategy or if the conventional treatment, being either wide local excision (WLE) only, WLE plus radiotherapy or mastectomy, possibly followed by hormonal therapy, will remain the standard of care.

Study design:

Phase III, open-label, non-inferiority, multi-center, non-randomized clinical trial. By patient's preference, women will be included into one of the following arms: active surveillance or standard treatment according to local policy, being either WLE alone, WLE plus radiotherapy or mastectomy, possibly followed by hormonal therapy. The same follow-up scheme will be applied in both study arms, i.e. annual mammography for a period of five years and an additional two mammograms at year seven and ten.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
2500
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Ipsilateral invasive breast cancer-free rate at 10 years10 years from inclusion

Ipsilateral invasive breast cancer-free rate at 10 years (both therapeutic policies

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Biopsy rate for ipsilateral breast during follow-upfrom inclusion to the time of death, during 10 years at minimum

Biopsy rate for ipsilateral breast during follow-up (both therapeutic policies)

Time to ipsilateral grade III DCISfrom inclusion to the development of a new ipsilateral DCIS of grade III, up to 10 years

Time to ipsilateral grade III DCIS, both therapeutic policies

Time to failure of active surveillance strategyfrom inclusion to the time patients received standard treatment to the ipsilateral breast, up to 10 years

Time to failure of active surveillance strategy, i.e. time to crossover to standard treatment, due to any cause

Distant metastases free intervalfrom inclusion to the time of invasive distant metastases or death due to breast cancer, up to 10 years

Distant metastases free interval,both therapeutic policies

Rate of invasive disease at the final pathology specimen (standard arm only)from inclusion till time of invasive disease during 10 years at minimum

Rate of invasive disease at the final pathology specimen (standard arm only)

Rate of grade III DCIS at the final pathology specimen (standard arm only)from inclusion till time of invasive disease during 10 years at minimum

Rate of grade III DCIS at the final pathology specimen (standard arm only)

Time to contralateral DCISfrom inclusion to the development of a new contralateral DCIS I,II,III, up to 10 years

Time to contralateral DCIS, both therapeutic policies

Cost-effectiveness6 times from inclusion to 10 years follow-up

Health economic evaluation (both therapeutic policies)

Health Related Quality of life6 times from inclusion to 10 yrs follow-up

General QoL/global health perception, specific funcionalities, pain ( both therapeutic policies

Overall survivalfrom inclusion to the time of death, during 10 years at minimum

Overall survival,both therapeutic policies

Masectomy rate for ipsilateral breastfrom inclusion to the time of ipsilateral breast cancer or death, during 10 years at minimum

Masectomy rate for ipsilateral breast, baseline or subsequent ipsilateral DCIS or iBC (both therapeutic policies)

Time to contralateral invasive breast cancerfrom inclusion to the development of a contralateral invasive breast cancer, up to 10 years

Time to contralateral invasive breast cancer,, both therapeutic policies

Trial Locations

Locations (59)

Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep- site Alkmaar

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Alkmaar, Netherlands

Flevoziekenhuis

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Almere, Netherlands

Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni Van Leeuwenhoekziekenhuis

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Rijnstate Ziekenhuis

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Arnhem, Netherlands

Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis Assen

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Assen, Netherlands

Rode Kruis Ziekenhuis

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Beverwijk, Netherlands

Alexander Monro Ziekenhuis

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Bilthoven, Netherlands

Amphia Ziekenhuis

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Breda, Netherlands

Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis

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Delft, Netherlands

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Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep- site Alkmaar
🇳🇱Alkmaar, Netherlands
Gea Gooiker, PhD
Principal Investigator

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