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Radiation Doses and Fractionation Schedules in Non-low Risk Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) of the Breast

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast
Interventions
Radiation: Shorter WB fractionation + Boost
Radiation: Shorter WB fractionation
Radiation: Standard WB fractionation+Boost
Radiation: Standard WB fractionation
Registration Number
NCT00470236
Lead Sponsor
Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group
Brief Summary

Hypotheses:

1. The addition of tumour bed boost after BCS in women with non-low risk DCIS reduces the risk of local recurrence (invasive or intraductal recurrence in the ipsilateral breast).

2. The risk of local recurrence in the shorter fractionation arm is not worse than that for the standard fractionation arm.

3. A molecular signature predictive of invasive recurrence of DCIS will be detectable and the molecular signature may eventually have clinical utility for therapy individualization.

Overall Objectives:

1. To improve the outcome of women with non-low risk DCIS treated with breast conserving therapy.

2. To individualize treatment selection for women with DCIS to achieve long term disease control with minimal toxicity.

Detailed Description

Specific objectives:

1. To evaluate time to local recurrence in women with DCIS treated with breast conserving surgery followed by:

* whole breast RT alone versus whole breast RT plus tumour bed boost;

* RT using the standard fractionation schedule versus the shorter schedule.

2. To evaluate time to disease recurrence and overall survival in women with DCIS treated with breast conserving surgery followed by:

* whole breast RT alone versus whole breast RT plus tumour bed boost;

* RT using the standard fractionation schedule versus the shorter schedule.

3. To compare the toxicity of:

* whole breast RT alone versus whole breast RT plus tumour bed boost;

* RT using the standard fractionation schedule versus the shorter schedule.

4. To compare the cosmetic outcome of:

* whole breast RT alone versus whole breast RT plus tumour bed boost;

* RT using the standard fractionation schedule versus the shorter schedule.

5. To identify a molecular signature predictive of invasive recurrence of DCIS to facilitate therapy individualization.

6. To assess inter-relationship of biomarkers and relationship between biomarker expression and specific histopathologic features of DCIS.

7. To evaluate the quality of life of women treated with:

* whole breast RT alone versus whole breast RT plus tumour bed boost;

* RT using the standard fractionation schedule versus the shorter schedule.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
1608
Inclusion Criteria

Patients must fulfill all of the following criteria for admission to study:

  • Women ≥ 18 years.

  • Histologically proven DCIS of the breast without an invasive component.

  • Bilateral mammograms performed within 6 months prior to randomization.

  • Clinically node-negative.

  • Treated by breast conserving surgery (primary excision or re-excision) with complete microscopic excision and clear radial margins of ≥1 mm* (*Patients with superficial or deep resection margin of <1 mm are eligible if surgery has removed all of the intervening breast tissue from the subcutaneous tissue to the pectoralis fascia).

  • Women who are at high risk of local recurrence due to:

    • Age < 50 years; OR

    • Age ≥ 50 years plus at least one of the following:

      • Symptomatic presentation
      • Palpable tumour
      • Multifocal disease
      • Microscopic tumour size ≥ 1.5 cm in maximum dimension
      • Intermediate or high nuclear grade
      • Central necrosis
      • Comedo histology
      • Radial* surgical resection margin < 10 mm. (*Patients with superficial or deep resection margin of < 10 mm are eligible if surgery has not removed all of the intervening breast tissue from the subcutaneous tissue to the pectoralis fascia.)
  • Assessed by surgeon and radiation oncologist to be suitable for breast conserving therapy including whole breast RT.

  • Ability to tolerate protocol treatment.

  • Protocol RT should preferably commence within 8 weeks but must commence no later than 12 weeks from the last surgical procedure.

  • ECOG performance status 0, 1 or 2.

  • Patient's life expectancy > 5 years.

  • Availability for long-term follow-up.

  • Written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who fulfill any of the following criteria are not eligible for admission to study:

  • Multicentric disease or extensive microcalcifications that could not be completely excised by breast conserving surgery with radial margins of ≥1 mm*.

    *Patients with superficial and/or deep margin of <1 mm are eligible if surgery has removed all of the intervening breast tissue from the subcutaneous tissue to the pectoralis fascia.

  • Presence of tumour cells in lymph nodes detected using H&E or immunohistochemical examination (if lymph node biopsy or dissection has been performed).

  • Locally recurrent breast cancer.

  • Previous DCIS or invasive cancer of the contralateral breast.

    • Bilateral DCIS of the breasts
    • Synchronous invasive carcinoma of the contralateral breast
  • Other concurrent or previous malignancies except:

    • Non-melanomatous skin cancer;
    • Carcinoma in situ of the cervix or endometrium; and
    • Invasive carcinoma of the cervix, endometrium, colon, thyroid and melanoma treated at least five years prior to study admission without disease recurrence.
  • Serious non-malignant disease that precludes definitive surgical or radiation treatment (e.g., scleroderma, systemic lupus erythematosus, cardiovascular/pulmonary/renal disease).

  • ECOG performance status ≥ 3.

  • Women who are pregnant or lactating.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Arm 4 (Shorter WB fractionation + Boost)Shorter WB fractionation + BoostWhole breast RT + tumour bed boost - Shorter fractionation schedule (42.5 Gy/16 fractions/22 days; Boost 16 Gy/8 fractions/10 days)
Arm 2 (Shorter WB Fractionation)Shorter WB fractionationWhole Breast RT alone - Shorter fractionation schedule (42.5 Gy/16 fractions/22 days)
Arm 3 (Standard WB fractionation+Boost)Standard WB fractionation+BoostWhole Breast RT + tumor bed boost - Standard fractionation schedule (50 Gy/25 fractions/35 days; Boost 16 Gy/8 fractions/10 days)
Arm 1 (Standard WB Fractionation)Standard WB fractionationWhole Breast RT alone - Standard fractionation schedule (50GY/25 Fractions/35days)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to local recurrence, measured from the date of randomization to the date of first evidence of local recurrence.Main analysis after all patients have completed 5 years of follow-up. Updated analysis after 10 years of follow-up.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Quality of Life changeAssessed at baseline, last week of RT, 6, 12, 24, 60 & 120 months post RT.
Time to disease recurrenceMeasured from the date of randomization to the date of first evidence of recurrent disease. Main analysis of secondary outcomes after all patients have completed 5 years of follow-up. Updated analysis after 10 years of follow-up.
Cosmetic OutcomeCosmetic assessment will take place at baseline, 12, 36 and 60 months post RT.
Radiation toxicityAssessed at baseline, last week of RT, 3, 6, and 12 months post RT and then yearly until year 10.
Overall survivalMeasured from the date of randomization to the date of death from any cause. Main analysis of secondary outcomes after all patients have completed 5 years of follow-up. Updated analysis after 10 years of follow-up.

Trial Locations

Locations (120)

Royal Hobart Hospital

🇦🇺

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

ZNA Middelheim

🇧🇪

Antwerpen, Belgium

Algemeen Ziekenhis Sint-Augustinus

🇧🇪

Wilrijk, Belgium

ISALA Klinieken

🇳🇱

Zwolle, Netherlands

Musgrove Park Hospital

🇬🇧

Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom

Onze Lieve Vrouw Ziekenhuis

🇧🇪

Aalst, Belgium

Launceston General Hospital

🇦🇺

Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Universitair Zielenhusi

🇧🇪

Brussel, Belgium

Barwon Health - Andrew Love Cancer Care Centre, Geelong Hospital

🇦🇺

Geelong, Victoria, Australia

AZ Groeninghe - Campus Maria's Voorzienigheid

🇧🇪

Kortrijk, Belgium

Arnhem 'S Radiotherapeutisch Instituut

🇳🇱

Arnhem, Netherlands

University of North Staffordshire

🇬🇧

Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Campbelltown Hospital

🇦🇺

Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia

Royal Adelaide Hospital

🇦🇺

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Liverpool Hospital

🇦🇺

Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia

Nepean Cancer Care Centre

🇦🇺

Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia

St George Hospital

🇦🇺

Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia

Riverina Cancer Care Centre

🇦🇺

Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

Premion - Wesley

🇦🇺

Auchenflower, Queensland, Australia

Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

🇦🇺

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Radiation Oncology - Mater Centre

🇦🇺

South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Toowoomba Cancer Research Centre

🇦🇺

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

Genesis Cancer Care (previously Premion) - Tugun

🇦🇺

Tugun, Queensland, Australia

North Queensland Oncology Service

🇦🇺

Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

🇦🇺

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Austin Hospital

🇦🇺

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

William Buckland Radiotherapy Centre, Alfred Hospital

🇦🇺

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital

🇦🇺

Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

Royal Perth Hospital

🇦🇺

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Perth Radiation Oncology

🇦🇺

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Cliniques Univeritaires St Luc

🇧🇪

Brussel, Belgium

Hopital De Jolimont

🇧🇪

Haine St Paul, Belgium

Nova Scotia Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Halifax, Canada

Jurvanski Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Hamilton, Canada

Notre Dame Hospital

🇨🇦

Hearst, Canada

London Regional Cancer Program

🇨🇦

London, Canada

Hospital Maisonneuve-Rosemont

🇨🇦

Montreal, Canada

BCCA Southern Interior - CAVK

🇨🇦

Kelowna, Canada

Leon Richard Oncology Centre

🇨🇦

Moncton, Canada

CHUQ L'Hotel-Dieu de Quebec

🇨🇦

Quebec, Canada

McGill University Department of Oncology

🇨🇦

Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Canada

Allan Blair Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Saskatoon, Canada

Lakeridge Health

🇨🇦

Oshawa, Canada

Saskatoon Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Saskatoon, Canada

Odette Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Toronto, Canada

Universite de Sherbrooke - CUGH

🇨🇦

Sherbrooke, Canada

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre

🇨🇦

Thunder Bay, Canada

BCCA Vancouver Centre

🇨🇦

Victoria, Canada

Princess Margaret Hospital

🇨🇦

Toronto, Canada

Vancouver Island Cancer Centre

🇨🇦

Victoria, Canada

Chr De Grenoble - La Tronche

🇫🇷

Grenoble, France

Cancer Care Manitoba

🇨🇦

Winnipeg, Canada

Centre Antine Lacassagne

🇫🇷

Nice, France

University Hospital Galway

🇮🇪

Galway, Ireland

SLRON (St Luke's Rad Onc Network)

🇮🇪

Rathgar, Ireland

Centro Di Riferimento Oncologico - Aviano

🇮🇹

Aviano, Italy

Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri

🇮🇹

Pavia, Italy

Cancer Institute Antoni Van Leeuwenhoekziekenhuis

🇳🇱

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Academisch Medisch Centrum

🇳🇱

Amsterdam,, Netherlands

Reinier de Graaf Groep

🇳🇱

Delft, Netherlands

Leiden University Medical Centre

🇳🇱

Leiden, Netherlands

Maastricht Radiation Oncology Maastro Clinic

🇳🇱

Maastricht, Netherlands

University Medical Centre Groningen

🇳🇱

Groningen, Netherlands

Medisch Centrum Haaglanden

🇳🇱

Westeinde, Netherlands

Auckland Hospital

🇳🇿

Auckland, New Zealand

National University Hospital

🇸🇬

Singapore, Singapore

Waikato Hospital

🇳🇿

Hamilton, New Zealand

IOSI

🇨🇭

Bellinzona, Switzerland

Kantonsspital St. Gallen

🇨🇭

St. Gallen, Switzerland

University Hospital Basel

🇨🇭

Basel, Switzerland

Kantonsspital Graubunden

🇨🇭

Chur, Switzerland

Inselspital Bern

🇨🇭

Bern, Switzerland

Kantonsspital Munsterlingen

🇨🇭

Munsterlingen, Switzerland

Gloucestershire Royal & Cheltenham General Hospitals

🇬🇧

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Brust-Zentrum Zurich-Seefeld

🇨🇭

Zurich, Switzerland

Klinik Hirslanden

🇨🇭

Zurich, Switzerland

Ealing Hospital

🇬🇧

Southall, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

🇬🇧

Northwood, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

🇬🇧

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Basildon University Hospital

🇬🇧

Basildon, United Kingdom

Queens Hospital Burton

🇬🇧

Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Belfast City Hospital

🇬🇧

Belfast, United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

🇬🇧

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust

🇬🇧

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Bristol Haematology & Oncology

🇬🇧

Bristol, United Kingdom

Royal Derby Hospital

🇬🇧

Derby, United Kingdom

Coventry Arden Cancer Centre

🇬🇧

Coventry, United Kingdom

Colchester Hospital

🇬🇧

Colchester, United Kingdom

Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary

🇬🇧

Dumfries, United Kingdom

Queen Margaret Hospital

🇬🇧

Dunfermline, United Kingdom

Edinburgh Western General Hospital

🇬🇧

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre

🇬🇧

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Royal Surrey County Hospital

🇬🇧

Guildford, United Kingdom

Kidderminster Hospital

🇬🇧

Kidderminster, United Kingdom

Lincoln County Hospital

🇬🇧

Lincoln, United Kingdom

Leicester Royal Infirmary

🇬🇧

Leicester, United Kingdom

Nottingham University Hospitals

🇬🇧

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Weston Park Hospital

🇬🇧

Sheffield, United Kingdom

James Cook University Hospital

🇬🇧

Middlesborough, United Kingdom

Stafford Hospital

🇬🇧

Stafford, United Kingdom

Royal Marsden

🇬🇧

Sutton, United Kingdom

Alexandra Hospital

🇬🇧

Redditch, United Kingdom

Southend University Hopstial

🇬🇧

Southend, United Kingdom

Warwick Hospital

🇬🇧

Warwick, United Kingdom

New Cross Hospital

🇬🇧

Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

Royal North Shore Hospital

🇦🇺

St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia

Westmead Hospital

🇦🇺

Wentworthville, New South Wales, Australia

Calvary Mater Newcastle

🇦🇺

Waratah, New South Wales, Australia

Genesis Cancer Care (previously Premion) - Nambour

🇦🇺

Nambour, Queensland, Australia

Princess Alexandra Hospital

🇦🇺

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Saint John Regional Hospital

🇨🇦

Miramichi, Canada

Cork University Hospital

🇮🇪

Cork, Ireland

Christchurch Hospital

🇳🇿

Christchurch, New Zealand

Churchill Hospital

🇬🇧

Oxford, Headington, United Kingdom

Pilgram Hospital

🇬🇧

Boston, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Kings Mill Hospital Nottingham

🇬🇧

Sutton-In-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Ipswich Hospital

🇬🇧

Ipswich, United Kingdom

Imperial College Healthcare Charing Cross

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

Royal Alexandra Hospital

🇬🇧

Paisley, United Kingdom

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

🇬🇧

Shrewsbury, United Kingdom

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