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Internal Mammary Lymph Nodes Irradiation in High-risk Breast Cancer After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

Phase 3
Recruiting
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Interventions
Radiation: No internal mammary node irradiation
Radiation: internal mammary nodal irradiation
Registration Number
NCT06559696
Lead Sponsor
Fujian Medical University Union Hospital
Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to explore the impact of internal mammary nodal irradiation on disease-free survival in high-risk breast cancer patients (ypN+or supra/subclavicular lymph node positive) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

Detailed Description

This is a prospective, randomized phase 3 trial. Breast cancer patients with axillary lymph node-positive or supra/subclavicular lymph node metastasis underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy were included. Patients underwent regional nodal irradiation along with breast or chest wall irradiation and randomly allocated to either IMNI or no IMNI.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
722
Inclusion Criteria
  • Histologically confirmed invasive breast cancer
  • Underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status Scale 0-2
  • ypN+ after neoadjuvant chemotherapy or supraclavicular/subclavicular lymph node metastasis before system therapy
  • No distant metastases
  • No internal mammary nodes metastases based on images before system therapy
  • Willing to follow up
  • Written,informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Without neoadjuvant chemotherapy
  • Distant metastases
  • Simultaneous bilateral breast cancer
  • Pathological confirmation or imaging consideration of lymph node metastasis in the internal mammary before system therapy
  • Had simultaneous or previous secondary malignancies, except for non-malignant melanoma skin cancer, papillary thyroid / follicular carcinoma, cervical carcinoma in situ, contralateral non-invasive breast cancer

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
No internal mammary node irradiationNo internal mammary node irradiationchest wall/whole breast and supraclavicular+-axillary nodal irradiation
internal mammary nodal irradiationinternal mammary nodal irradiationchest wall/whole breast and supraclavicular+-axillary nodal plus internal mammary nodal irradiation
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Disease free survival5 years

From date of enrollment until to the first recurrence in the ipsilateral breast or chestwall, the regional nodal area, or a distant site or death due to any cause

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall survival5 years

From date of enrollment until the date of death from any cause.

Distant metastasis-free survival5 years

The time of randomization to the first recurrence in a distant site.

Local-regional recurrence-free survival5 years

The time of randomization to the first recurrence in the ipsilateral breast or chest wall and the regional nodal area.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Fujian Medical University Union Hospital

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Fuzhou, Fujian, China

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