NOVEMBER (Novem- (9), BrEast Radiation), A Phase II Trial of a 9 Day Course of Whole Breast Radiotherapy for Early Stage Breast Cancer
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Ductal Breast Carcinoma In Situ
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
- Enrollment
- 102
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Percentages of Participants by EORTC Breast Cosmetic Rating Score at 24 Months Post-radiation Therapy
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 4 months ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This phase II trial studies how well hypofractionated radiation therapy works in treating patients with stage 0-IIB breast cancer. Hypofractionated radiation therapy delivers higher doses of radiation therapy over a shorter period of time and may kill more tumor cells and have fewer side effects.
Detailed Description
Adjuvant radiation therapy (RT) plays an important role in successful breast conservation in early-stage breast cancer and has been shown to significantly reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence over surgery alone. Adding breast radiation to lumpectomy has allowed women to keep their natural breast, as multiple randomized trials have demonstrated equivalent overall and disease-free survival compared to a mastectomy. Meta-analyses have concluded that post-lumpectomy radiation improves breast cancer survival, with an estimated 1 life saved for every 4 recurrences prevented. An important component of radiation therapy is the time-dose-fractionation schedule. Up until the last decade, the standard radiation schedule in North America involved 6-8 weeks of daily radiation. This study proposes that fractionation will provide a significant improvement in convenience and cost effectiveness, while delivering equivalent cancer control. This will be a phase II single arm non-inferiority trial. Trial patients will receive 9 fractions hypofractionated radiation. Patients will be evaluated for breast photographic cosmetic scores with hypofractionated radiation compared to standard fractionation 24 months after radiation.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Histologically confirmed invasive carcinoma and/or ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast
- •Final pathologic Tis, T1-T3, all must be N0 and M0 status.
- •Negative inked histologic margins from lumpectomy, with the exception of a focus of positive margin at the pectoralis fascia
- •Radiation oncologist does not plan to treat regional lymph nodes beyond standard whole breast tangent fields
- •Lumpectomy with negative lymph node on surgical evaluation (Isolated tumor cells in lymph nodes will be permitted). Patients with invasive carcinoma ≥ 70 yrs and with ER+ positive tumor ≤ 2.0cm may enroll without surgical lymph node evaluation, per section 5.
- •Patients with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) of the breast only may enroll without surgical lymph node evaluation.
- •Negative serum or urine beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) in women of child-bearing potential =\< 7 days prior to registration
- •A female of childbearing potential is a sexually mature female who has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy and has not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 12 consecutive months
- •Women of child-bearing potential must agree to utilize a form of birth control or agree to undergo sexual abstinence during radiation therapy
- •Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) (Zubrod) performance status 0-1
Exclusion Criteria
- •Prior radiation therapy to the chest, neck or axilla
- •Prior history of ipsilateral breast cancer (invasive disease or DCIS); lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) and benign breast disease is allowed
- •History of prior or concurrent contralateral invasive breast cancer; benign breast disease, LCIS or DCIS of contralateral breast is allowed
- •Active collagen vascular diseases, such as: systemic lupus erythematous, scleroderma, or dermatomyositis
- •Significant post lumpectomy complications requiring an unplanned re-operation or admission for intravenous (IV) antibiotics; re-operation for margins evaluation or nodal evaluation is acceptable
- •Co-existing medical conditions with life expectancy \< 5 years
- •Other malignancy within 5 years of registration with the exception of basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin treated with local resection only or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
- •Neoadjuvant chemotherapy or adjuvant chemotherapy delivered before radiation
- •Neuroendocrine carcinoma or sarcoma histology
- •Concurrent radiation sensitizing medications concurrent with radiation, per treatment physician
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Percentages of Participants by EORTC Breast Cosmetic Rating Score at 24 Months Post-radiation Therapy
Time Frame: Up to 24 months post radiation therapy (RT)
The EORTC (European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer) Breast Cosmetic Rating system is a blinded digital photographic method that compares the radiated breast with the contralateral untreated side and evaluates: Size, shape, location of the areola/nipple, appearance of the surgical scar, skin pigmentation changes, presence of telangiectasia and a global cosmetic score based on all of the factors. Characteristics are graded on a four-point scale: 0, excellent or no difference; 1, good or small difference; 2, fair or moderate difference; and 3, poor or large difference. Images taken at the 24 month timepoint were assessed by 3 unbiased reviewers including a radiation oncologist, surgeon and nurse. The data is presented as the count of participants meeting the overall rating criteria as assessed by these reviewers.
Secondary Outcomes
- Cost-effectiveness (CE) of Hypofractionated Radiation Versus Standard Fractionation(Up to 3 years)
- Quality of Life as Measured by Breast-Q Questionnaire Scores at 6 Month Post-RT Timepoint(6 months post RT)
- Quality of Life as Measured by Breast-Q Questionnaire Scores at 24 Month Post-RT Timepoint(24 months post RT)
- Incidence of Acute and Late Radiation Complications Based on Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) 4.0 Toxicity(Up to 5 years)
- Local and Local Regional Recurrence Rate(Up to 60 months)