Lymph Node Radiation Therapy in Patients With Stage I, Stage II, or Stage III Breast Cancer That Has Been Surgically Removed

NCT ID: NCT00002851

Last Updated: 2010-01-29

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

4000 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1996-07-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Radiation therapy may kill any tumor cells remaining after surgery.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying radiation therapy to see how well it works compared to no further therapy in treating women with stage I, stage II, or stage III breast cancer that has been surgically removed.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Compare the effect of irradiation of the homolateral internal mammary and medial supraclavicular lymph node chains vs no further therapy on survival, disease-free survival, metastasis-free survival, and cause of death in women with resected stage I/II/III breast cancer.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified by participating institution, tumor location, type of prior breast surgery, pathologic T and N stage, menopausal status, and time sequence of radiotherapy and adjuvant chemotherapy. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

* Arm I: Patients receive no nodal irradiation.
* Arm II: Patients receive irradiation of the internal mammary and medial supraclavicular lymph node chains delivered at 1 fraction per day, 5 sessions per week, for a total of 25 fractions over 5 weeks. Radiotherapy must begin no later than 8 weeks after surgery. If adjuvant chemotherapy is given, radiotherapy begins within 6 weeks after the last course of chemotherapy and within 8 months after surgery.

Patients are followed at least yearly after randomization for up to 20 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 4,000 patients will be accrued for this study within 4 years.

Conditions

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Breast Cancer

Keywords

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stage I breast cancer stage II breast cancer stage IIIA breast cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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adjuvant therapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

low-LET electron therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

low-LET photon therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically confirmed unilateral adenocarcinoma of the breast
* Stage I/II/III (Tx, T0-3, N0-2) disease in one of the following categories or multifocal tumors if one of the foci is in agreement with the following:

* Centrally or medially located with any lymph node status

* Central location defined as underlying the areola
* Medial location defined as at least partial involvement of upper or lower medial quadrant of breast
* Externally located with axillary node involvement
* Prior mastectomy or breast-conserving surgery and axillary dissection required

* Sentinel node procedure as axillary intervention without further axillary surgery is allowed
* No prior internal mammary chain dissection
* No upper inner lesion treated with breast-conserving surgery that precludes sparing of internal mammary lymph node chain from radiotherapy volume

* Decision at radiation oncologist's discretion
* Hormone receptor status:

* Not specified

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

* 75 and under

Sex:

* Female

Menopausal status:

* Not specified

Performance status:

* Not specified

Hematopoietic:

* Not specified

Hepatic:

* Not specified

Renal:

* Not specified

Cardiovascular:

* No prior cardiac disease

Other:

* No prior malignancy except adequately treated nonmelanomatous skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

* Not specified

Chemotherapy:

* Not specified

Endocrine therapy:

* Not specified

Radiotherapy:

* Not specified

Surgery:

* See Disease Characteristics

Other:

* Concurrent enrollment in other randomized trials allowed
Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Walter F. Van den Bogaert, MD, PhD

Role:

University Hospital, Gasthuisberg

H. Struikmans, MD, PhD

Role:

Medisch Centrum Haaglanden Westeinde

Alain Fourquet, MD

Role:

Institut Curie

Harry Bartelink, MD, PhD

Role:

The Netherlands Cancer Institute

Locations

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Ziekenhuis Network Antwerpen Middelheim

Antwerp, , Belgium

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Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc

Brussels, , Belgium

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Hopital de Jolimont

Haine-Saint-Paul, , Belgium

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Cazk Groeninghe - Campus Maria's Voorzienigheid

Kortrijk, , Belgium

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U.Z. Gasthuisberg

Leuven, , Belgium

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Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint-Augustinus

Wilrijk, , Belgium

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Institute of Oncology - Clinical Center University of Sarajevo

Sarajevo, , Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Instituto de Radiomedicina

Santiago, , Chile

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Clinica Alemana

Santiago, , Chile

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CHR de Besancon - Hopital Jean Minjoz

Besançon, , France

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Institut Bergonie

Bordeaux, , France

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Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer Georges-Francois Leclerc

Dijon, , France

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CHU de Grenoble - Hopital de la Tronche

Grenoble, , France

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Service Cancerologie Polyclinique Clairval

Marseille, , France

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Centre Antoine Lacassagne

Nice, , France

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Centre Eugene Marquis

Rennes, , France

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Henri Mondor

Strasbourg, , France

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Centre Leon Berard

Strasbourg, , France

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Centre Paul Strauss

Strasbourg, , France

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Institut Gustave Roussy

Strasbourg, , France

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Charite - Campus Charite Mitte

Berlin, , Germany

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Robert Roessle Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Berlin - Charite Campus Buch

Berlin, , Germany

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Klinik I fuer Innere Medizin

Cologne, , Germany

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University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

Erlangen, , Germany

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Universitaetsklinikum Essen

Essen, , Germany

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Universitaetsklinikum Goettingen

Göttingen, , Germany

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Universitaetsklinikum Tuebingen

Tübingen, , Germany

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Rambam Medical Center

Haifa, , Israel

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Chaim Sheba Medical Center

Ramat Gan, , Israel

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Ospedale Sant Anna

Como, , Italy

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Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro

Genoa (Genova), , Italy

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Medisch Centrum Haaglanden

's-Gravenhage (Den Haag, the Hague), , Netherlands

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Academisch Medisch Centrum

Amsterdam, , Netherlands

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Streekziekenhuis Gooi-Noord

Blaricum, , Netherlands

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Radiotherapeutisch Instituut-(Riso)

Deventer, , Netherlands

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Medisch Spectrum Twente

Enschede, , Netherlands

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Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen

Groningen, , Netherlands

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Radiotherapeutisch Instituut Limburg-Maastricht

Maastricht, , Netherlands

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Dr. Bernard Verbeeten Instituut

Tilburg, , Netherlands

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Academisch Ziekenhuis Utrecht

Utrecht, , Netherlands

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Medical University of Gdansk

Gdansk, , Poland

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Instituto Portugues de Oncologia Centro do Porto, SA

Porto, , Portugal

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Institut Catala D'Oncologia

Barcelona, , Spain

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Hopital Cantonal Universitaire de Geneve

Geneva, , Switzerland

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

Lausanne, , Switzerland

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UniversitaetsSpital

Zurich, , Switzerland

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Istanbul University-Institute of Oncology

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

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Countries

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Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Chile France Germany Israel Italy Netherlands Poland Portugal Spain Switzerland Turkey (Türkiye) United Kingdom

References

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Matzinger O, Heimsoth I, Poortmans P, Collette L, Struikmans H, Van Den Bogaert W, Fourquet A, Bartelink H, Ataman F, Gulyban A, Pierart M, Van Tienhoven G; EORTC Radiation Oncology & Breast Cancer Groups. Toxicity at three years with and without irradiation of the internal mammary and medial supraclavicular lymph node chain in stage I to III breast cancer (EORTC trial 22922/10925). Acta Oncol. 2010;49(1):24-34. doi: 10.3109/02841860903352959.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 20100142 (View on PubMed)

Musat E, Poortmans P, Van den Bogaert W, Struikmans H, Fourquet A, Bartelink H, Kirkove C, Budach V, Pierart M, Collette L. Quality assurance in breast cancer: EORTC experiences in the phase III trial on irradiation of the internal mammary nodes. Eur J Cancer. 2007 Mar;43(4):718-24. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2006.11.015. Epub 2007 Jan 19.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 17240136 (View on PubMed)

Poortmans P, Kouloulias V, van Tienhoven G, Collette L, Struikmans H, Venselaar JL, Van den Bogaert W, Davis JB, Lambin P; EORTC Radiation Oncology and Breast Cancer Groups. Quality assurance in the EORTC randomized trial 22922/10925 investigating the role of irradiation of the internal mammary and medial supraclavicular lymph node chain works. Strahlenther Onkol. 2006 Oct;182(10):576-82. doi: 10.1007/s00066-006-1629-2.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 17013570 (View on PubMed)

Poortmans P, Kouloulias VE, Venselaar JL, Struikmans H, Davis JB, Huyskens D, van Tienhoven G, Hurkmans C, Mijnheer B, Van den Bogaert W. Quality assurance of EORTC trial 22922/10925 investigating the role of internal mammary--medial supraclavicular irradiation in stage I-III breast cancer: the individual case review. Eur J Cancer. 2003 Sep;39(14):2035-42. doi: 10.1016/s0959-8049(03)00455-6.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 12957458 (View on PubMed)

Poortmans PM, Venselaar JL, Struikmans H, Hurkmans CW, Davis JB, Huyskens D, van Tienhoven G, Vlaun V, Lagendijk JJ, Mijnheer BJ, De Winter KA, Van der Hulst MH, Van den Bogaert WF. The potential impact of treatment variations on the results of radiotherapy of the internal mammary lymph node chain: a quality-assurance report on the dummy run of EORTC Phase III randomized trial 22922/10925 in Stage I--III breast cancer(1). Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2001 Apr 1;49(5):1399-408. doi: 10.1016/s0360-3016(00)01549-2.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 11286848 (View on PubMed)

Poortmans P, Van Den Bogaert W, Venselaar J, et al.: Quality assurance in EORTC trial 22922/10925 concerning internal mammary chain (IMC) irradiation: the dummy run. Radiother Oncol 48(suppl 1): A735, s186, 1998.

Reference Type RESULT

Poortmans P, Van Den Bogaert W, Venselaar J, et al.: EORTC randomized phase III trials 22922/10925 investigating the role of internal mammary chain (IMC) irradiation in stage I-II breast cancer: a quality assurance report on the dummy run. Eur J Cancer 34(suppl 5): A257, s58, 1998.

Reference Type RESULT

Kaidar-Person O, Fortpied C, Hol S, Weltens C, Kirkove C, Budach V, Peignaux-Casasnovas K, van der Leij F, Vonk E, Valli M, Weidner N, Guckenberger M, Koiter E, Fourquet A, Bartelink H, Struikmans H, Poortmans P; EORTC Radiation Oncology and Breast Cancer Groups. The association of internal mammary and medial supraclavicular lymph node radiation technique with clinical outcomes: Results from the EORTC 22922/10925 randomised trial. Radiother Oncol. 2022 Jul;172:99-110. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2022.05.006. Epub 2022 May 12.

Reference Type DERIVED
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Poortmans PM, Struikmans H, De Brouwer P, Weltens C, Fortpied C, Kirkove C, Budach V, Peignaux-Casasnovas K, van der Leij F, Vonk E, Valli M, vanTienhoven G, Weidner N, Noel G, Guckenberger M, Koiter E, vanLimbergen E, Engelen A, Fourquet A, Bartelink H; EORTC Radiation Oncology and Breast Cancer Groups. Side Effects 15 Years After Lymph Node Irradiation in Breast Cancer: Randomized EORTC Trial 22922/10925. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2021 Oct 1;113(10):1360-1368. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djab113.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34320651 (View on PubMed)

Poortmans PM, Weltens C, Fortpied C, Kirkove C, Peignaux-Casasnovas K, Budach V, van der Leij F, Vonk E, Weidner N, Rivera S, van Tienhoven G, Fourquet A, Noel G, Valli M, Guckenberger M, Koiter E, Racadot S, Abdah-Bortnyak R, Van Limbergen EF, Engelen A, De Brouwer P, Struikmans H, Bartelink H; European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Radiation Oncology and Breast Cancer Groups. Internal mammary and medial supraclavicular lymph node chain irradiation in stage I-III breast cancer (EORTC 22922/10925): 15-year results of a randomised, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2020 Dec;21(12):1602-1610. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30472-1. Epub 2020 Nov 2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33152277 (View on PubMed)

Poortmans PM, Collette S, Kirkove C, Van Limbergen E, Budach V, Struikmans H, Collette L, Fourquet A, Maingon P, Valli M, De Winter K, Marnitz S, Barillot I, Scandolaro L, Vonk E, Rodenhuis C, Marsiglia H, Weidner N, van Tienhoven G, Glanzmann C, Kuten A, Arriagada R, Bartelink H, Van den Bogaert W; EORTC Radiation Oncology and Breast Cancer Groups. Internal Mammary and Medial Supraclavicular Irradiation in Breast Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2015 Jul 23;373(4):317-27. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1415369.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 26200978 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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EORTC-10925

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

EORTC-22922

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000065094

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id