The Postoperative Radiotherapy in N1 Breast Cancer Patients

NCT ID: NCT05440149

Last Updated: 2024-11-29

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

1106 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-08-01

Study Completion Date

2033-12-31

Brief Summary

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This study is a multicenter, randomized, phase 3 clinical trial in patients with breast cancer, randomizing radiotherapy group (postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT)/whole breast irradiation plus regional radiotherapy (WBI+regional RT) versus and no PMRT/WBI alone group. This is a non-inferiority study aiming that there is no significant difference in the 7-year disease-free survival rate between the two groups.

Detailed Description

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1:1 randomization to the control group and experimental group, stratified by the type of surgery (breast-conserving surgery (BCS) versus mastectomy) and the type of histologic type (triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) versus non-TNBC)

The control group:

* If patients received BCS, WBI+Regional RT
* If patients received mastectomy, PMRT

The experimental group:

* If patients received breast conserving surgery, WBI alone
* If patients received mastectomy, No PMRT

Conditions

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Radiotherapy Breast Cancer

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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The Control group

* If patients received mastectomy, post-mastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) should be performed.
* If patients received breast conserving surgery (BCS), whole breast irradiation (WBI) + Regional radiotherapy (RT) should be performed.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

PMRT for mastectomy / WBI + Regional RT for BCS

Intervention Type RADIATION

* Regional RT includes high-tangent field, and can include undissected axilla.
* The definition of high-tangent is that the upper margin of the radiotherapy field located within 2 cm of the humeral head to include axillary levels I and II.
* Both hypofractionated and conventionally fractionated radiation therapy are allowed, and 3-dimensional or intensity modulated radiotherapy are allowed. The electron beam can also be used.

The Experimental group

* If patients received mastectomy, No PMRT should be performed.
* If patients received BCS, WBI alone should be performed.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

No PMRT for mastectomy / No regional RT for BCS

Intervention Type RADIATION

* Regional RT includes high-tangent field, and can include undissected axilla.
* The definition of high-tangent is that the upper margin of the radiotherapy field located within 2 cm of the humeral head to include axillary levels I and II.
* Both hypofractionated and conventionally fractionated radiation therapy are allowed, and 3-dimensional or intensity modulated radiotherapy are allowed. The electron beam can also be used.

Interventions

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No PMRT for mastectomy / No regional RT for BCS

* Regional RT includes high-tangent field, and can include undissected axilla.
* The definition of high-tangent is that the upper margin of the radiotherapy field located within 2 cm of the humeral head to include axillary levels I and II.
* Both hypofractionated and conventionally fractionated radiation therapy are allowed, and 3-dimensional or intensity modulated radiotherapy are allowed. The electron beam can also be used.

Intervention Type RADIATION

PMRT for mastectomy / WBI + Regional RT for BCS

* Regional RT includes high-tangent field, and can include undissected axilla.
* The definition of high-tangent is that the upper margin of the radiotherapy field located within 2 cm of the humeral head to include axillary levels I and II.
* Both hypofractionated and conventionally fractionated radiation therapy are allowed, and 3-dimensional or intensity modulated radiotherapy are allowed. The electron beam can also be used.

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients aged 19 years or older.
* A female patient who underwent breast-conserving surgery or mastectomy for invasive breast cancer.
* Patient with stage pN1 after surgery on histopathologic examination.

* However, if mastectomy was performed, 5 or more nodes should be resected in the case of 1 positive node, and axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) should be performed in case of 2 or 3 positive nodes.
* Patients undergoing or planning to undergo hormone therapy in the case of hormone receptor positive.
* Patients who have received or are expected to undergo targeted therapy in the case of human epidermal growth factor receptor(HER)-2 positive.
* Patients with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Scale 0-2.
* Patients who agreed to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients who have received prior \[neoadjuvant\] chemotherapy.
* Patients receiving radiation therapy for salvage or palliative purposes.
* Patients with stage T4.
* Patients with ipsilateral supraclavicular and internal mammary lymph node metastases or distant metastases.
* Male breast cancer patient.
* Patients who have previously received radiation therapy to the ipsilateral breast or supraclavicular region.
* Patients having a history of cancer other than thyroid cancer, cervical carcinoma in situ, or skin cancer.
* Patients diagnosed with ductal breast carcinoma in situ, lobular carcinoma in situ, phyllodes, metaplastic cancer, or benign tumors based on histological diagnosis.
Minimum Eligible Age

19 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Seoul National University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Kyung Hwan Shin

Professor, Chairman

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Kyung Hwan Shin, MD. PhD.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Seoul National University Hospital

Locations

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Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, Jongro-gu, South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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South Korea

Central Contacts

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Kyung Hwan Shin, MD. PhD.

Role: CONTACT

+82-2-2072-2524

Bum-Sup Jang, MD. PhD.

Role: CONTACT

+82-2-2072-1161

Facility Contacts

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Bum-Sup Jang, MD. PhD.

Role: primary

References

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Lee TH, Chang JH, Jang BS, Kim JS, Kim TH, Park W, Kim YB, Kim SS, Han W, Lee HB, Shin KH. Protocol for the postoperative radiotherapy in N1 breast cancer patients (PORT-N1) trial, a prospective multicenter, randomized, controlled, non-inferiority trial of patients receiving breast-conserving surgery or mastectomy. BMC Cancer. 2022 Nov 16;22(1):1179. doi: 10.1186/s12885-022-10285-0.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 36384573 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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0720222005

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id