Trial Comparing 3 Schedules of Hypofractionated Whole Breast Irradiation in Females With Early Stage Breast Cancer

NCT ID: NCT04148586

Last Updated: 2020-09-16

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

152 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-11-01

Study Completion Date

2020-03-01

Brief Summary

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The establishment of conservative breast surgery (CBS) and whole breast irradiation (WBI) as an alternative to mastectomy was a process that occurred over two to three decades. Based on the available evidence, hypofractionated WBI may be safely offered to most women with ductal carcinoma insitu (DCIS) or early-stage invasive breast cancer after CBS. This prospective randomized clinical trial aims to evaluate the outcomes of one-week and once weekly schedules of WBI against the investigator's standard hypofractionated WBI ( 40 Gy /15 fraction /3 weeks) in females with early stage breast cancer after CBS.

Detailed Description

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1. Radiotherapy Timing If the patient is not receiving chemotherapy, WBI is to be initiated within 9 weeks following lumpectomy or re-excision of margins. For patients receiving chemotherapy, WBI is to begin no fewer than 2 weeks and no more than 8 weeks after the last cycle of chemotherapy.
2. Randomization:

138 patients will be randomized using permuted blocks randomization to 3 equal comparable arms.

\- Dose Prescriptions

Arm 1:

One week WBI: 27Gy/5 fractions /1 week. 5.4 Gy/fraction ± boost to tumor bed 5.4 Gy/ 1 fraction, 2 days after the end of WBI.

Arm 2:

Once weekly WBI: 28.5 Gy/ 5 fractions/ 5 weeks. 5.7 Gy/fraction ± boost to tumor bed 5.7 Gy/ 1 fraction, one week after the end of WBI. WBI is given on the same day each week.

Arm 3:

Hypofractionated WBI 40 Gy/ 15 fractions/ 3 weeks. 2.67 Gy/ fraction ± boost to tumor bed 10 Gy/ 4 fraction / 4 days after the end of WBI.

3-Tumor bed boost A tumor bed boost is recommended to high-risk patients \[Age \< 50 years, high grade\] according to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines.

4-Radiotherapy simulation, Localization and Outlining:

* The guidelines for contouring will conform to the policies set by the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) Breast cancer Atlas. www.rtog.org/CoreLab/ContouringAtlases/BreastCancerAtlas.aspx
* Megavoltage ( MV) photon beams with energies ≥ 6 MV are required.
* Radiotherapy Planning:

Computed tomography based conformal radiotherapy (CT-based 3D-CRT) planning with tissue inhomogeneity correction is required .

5- Systemic Therapy

* Chemotherapy Adjuvant chemotherapy may be given at the discretion of the patient's medical oncologist. The use of chemotherapeutic agents during radiation therapy is not allowed. The use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy is not allowed.
* Hormonal therapy Patients with ER-positive and/or PR-positive tumors should be treated with hormonal therapy for a minimum of 5 years. The use of hormonal therapy during radiation therapy is allowed.
* Trastuzumab Trastuzumab is given to HER2 positive patients. The use of Trastuzumab during radiation therapy is allowed.

6-Surgical Treatment:
* All patients will undergo CBS, axillary staging and/or dissection with negative surgical margins (sm).
* Negative surgical margin (Curigliano, 2017)

* Invasive breast cancer: no ink on tumor
* DCIS: 2mm
* Surgical clips will be used to define the tumor bed borders
* Breast reconstruction and cosmetic breast implants are not allowed 7-Follow-up.

Schedule of Follow up:

* History and physical exam for all randomized patients will occur every 3 months in the first 2 years after the date of end of radiotherapy treatment
* Monitor and refer for lymphedema management.
* Mammography will be requested annually

Conditions

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Breast Cancer Female

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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One week Whole Breast Irradiation

WBI: 27 Gy/5 fractions/1 week. 5.4 Gy /fraction ± boost to tumor bed 5.4 Gy/ 1 fraction, 2 days after the end of WBI.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Whole Breast Irradiation

Intervention Type OTHER

Whole Breast Irradiation after CBS in females with DCIS and early stage breast cancer

Once weekly Whole Breast Irradiation

WBI: 28.5 Gy/ 5 fractions/ 5 weeks. 5.7 Gy/fraction ± boost to tumor bed 5.7 Gy/ 1 fraction, one week after the end of WBI. WBI is given on the same day each week.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Whole Breast Irradiation

Intervention Type OTHER

Whole Breast Irradiation after CBS in females with DCIS and early stage breast cancer

3 weeks Whole Breast Irradiation

WBI: 40.05 Gy/ 15 fractions/ 3 weeks. 2.67 Gy/ fraction ± boost to tumor bed 10 Gy/ 4 fraction / 4 days after the end of WBI

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Whole Breast Irradiation

Intervention Type OTHER

Whole Breast Irradiation after CBS in females with DCIS and early stage breast cancer

Interventions

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Whole Breast Irradiation

Whole Breast Irradiation after CBS in females with DCIS and early stage breast cancer

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Tis, pT1-2, pN0-1, M0 disease
* Invasive carcinoma of the breast or ductal carcinoma insitu \[DCIS\]
* CBS (reconstruction is not allowed)
* Negative surgical margin
* Axillary staging \&/or dissection

Exclusion Criteria

* pT3-4, pN2-3 breast cancer
* Inadequate axillary lymph node dissection
* Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
* Non-epithelial breast malignancies such as sarcoma or lymphoma
* Synchronous bilateral invasive or non-invasive breast cancer
* History of invasive breast cancer or DCIS (Patients with a history of lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) treated by surgery alone are eligible.)
* Past history of malignancy except
* Basal cell skin cancer
* CIN cervix uteri
* Cosmetic breast implants (Patients who have had implants removed are eligible.)
* Prior breast or thoracic RT for any condition
* Collagen vascular disease, specifically systemic lupus, or scleroderma
* Pregnancy or lactation at the time of radiotherapy. Women of reproductive potential must agree to use an effective non-hormonal method of contraception during therapy
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute, Egypt

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Marwa M El Awadly

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Egypt

Locations

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NCI. Cairo University

Cairo, , Egypt

Site Status

Countries

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Egypt

References

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Brunt AM, Wheatley D, Yarnold J, Somaiah N, Kelly S, Harnett A, Coles C, Goodman A, Bahl A, Churn M, Zotova R, Sydenham M, Griffin CL, Morden JP, Bliss JM; FAST-Forward Trial Management Group. Acute skin toxicity associated with a 1-week schedule of whole breast radiotherapy compared with a standard 3-week regimen delivered in the UK FAST-Forward Trial. Radiother Oncol. 2016 Jul;120(1):114-8. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2016.02.027. Epub 2016 Apr 1.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 27046390 (View on PubMed)

• Fast forward protocol, Version 3.0: 08/07/2015: https://njl-admin.nihr.ac.uk/document/download/2006786.

Reference Type RESULT

FAST Trialists group; Agrawal RK, Alhasso A, Barrett-Lee PJ, Bliss JM, Bliss P, Bloomfield D, Bowen J, Brunt AM, Donovan E, Emson M, Goodman A, Harnett A, Haviland JS, Kaggwa R, Morden JP, Robinson A, Simmons S, Stewart A, Sydenham MA, Syndikus I, Tremlett J, Tsang Y, Wheatley D, Venables K, Yarnold JR. First results of the randomised UK FAST Trial of radiotherapy hypofractionation for treatment of early breast cancer (CRUKE/04/015). Radiother Oncol. 2011 Jul;100(1):93-100. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2011.06.026.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 21752481 (View on PubMed)

Haviland JS, Owen JR, Dewar JA, Agrawal RK, Barrett J, Barrett-Lee PJ, Dobbs HJ, Hopwood P, Lawton PA, Magee BJ, Mills J, Simmons S, Sydenham MA, Venables K, Bliss JM, Yarnold JR; START Trialists' Group. The UK Standardisation of Breast Radiotherapy (START) trials of radiotherapy hypofractionation for treatment of early breast cancer: 10-year follow-up results of two randomised controlled trials. Lancet Oncol. 2013 Oct;14(11):1086-1094. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(13)70386-3. Epub 2013 Sep 19.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 24055415 (View on PubMed)

Dragun AE, Ajkay NJ, Riley EC, Roberts TL, Pan J, Rai SN, Jain D, Quillo AR, Scoggins CR, McMasters KM, Woo SY. First Results of a Phase 2 Trial of Once-Weekly Hypofractionated Breast Irradiation (WHBI) for Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2017 Jul 1;98(3):595-602. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.01.212.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 28581400 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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201617090.3

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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