Can 3D Ultrasound Be Used Reproducibly by Radiation Therapists in Partial Breast Image-Guided Radiation Therapy

NCT ID: NCT00911456

Last Updated: 2012-02-17

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE3
• Total Enrollment: 27 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2009-10-31
• Study Completion Date: 2011-10-31

Brief Summary

To determine if the Clarity 3DUS (3D Ultrasound) system can be used by multiple individuals to acquire 3DUS images and produce consistent TB (Tumor Bed) shifts for breast IGRT (Image-Guided Radiation Therapy).

Detailed Description

TB Contouring The CT1, CT2, and US1 tumor beds will be manually contoured on the RM workstation by one of the study radiation therapists. Contouring will be performed using previously defined contouring guidelines. Available automatic contouring tools, including the 'interpolate' contouring function, may be utilized and contouring times will be recorded.

IGRT Assessment The patient will be set up on the breast board in treatment position. The 'ultra path' component of the Clarity system, which displays the path of the previous US acquired at CT simulation, will be used to guide the acquisition of US2. Although performed in the simulator room, the Clarity system will be used in 'treatment mode' thus simulating Clarity as it is used for IGRT. The study RT will first acquire the US2 scan. All steps following the acquisition of US2 will be performed off-line on the RM workstation without the need for further simulator or patient time.

Conditions

Radiation Therapy for Primary Breast Cancer

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Interventions

Image-Guided Radiation Therapy using 3D Ultrasound Guided-Therapy

Subjects will have 3 x 3DUS during radiation therapy

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Ultrasound Guided Imaging

Subjects will undergo a CT scan and an US of your breast for the planning of radiation therapy after a breast conserving operation.

About 1 week after the start of radiation treatment subjects will have a second CT and US. During this visit subjects will have one CT and three US's. These US's will be performed by 3 different radiation therapists. Part of the current study is to compare the similarity of the 3 US pictures taken by different individuals.

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

3 DUS

3 DUS

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Subjects will be 27 consenting women undergoing CT simulation for adjuvant breast radiotherapy at VIC ≤16 weeks after BCS.
• Women must have primary tumors <3cm, pathologically N0 disease, and negative surgical margins.
• Seroma clarity score <2

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients will be excluded if they have had mastectomy or receive adjuvant chemotherapy that results in the CT simulation session occurring >16 weeks after the BCS date.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 80 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

British Columbia Cancer Agency

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

British Columbia Cancer Agency

Principal Investigators

Tanya Berrang

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

British Columbia Cancer Agency

Locations

BC Cancer Agency Vancouver Island BCCA

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Countries

Canada

Other Identifiers

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Identifier Type: -

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