Compare Adjuvant Monotherapy With Endocrine or Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation After Lumpectomy

NCT ID: NCT05472792

Last Updated: 2025-05-23

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: PHASE2
• Total Enrollment: 90 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-05-17
• Study Completion Date: 2032-04-15

Brief Summary

The aim of this prospective study is to investigate quality of life and oncologic outcomes in low-risk elderly breast cancer patients randomized to adjuvant therapy with accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) alone or endocrine therapy alone after lumpectomy. The study population will include women age 65 years and older with low-risk tumor characteristics (tumor size <2cm, grade 1-2, node-negative). APBI will consist of 5 fractions of radiation therapy delivered every other day to the lumpectomy cavity. Endocrine therapy will be chosen by the treating medical oncologist with an aim of 5 years duration, as tolerated by the patient. Quality of life outcomes will be measured at 1 year following lumpectomy and compared between groups. We hypothesize that the use of APBI may be superior in terms of quality of life when compared to endocrine therapy alone following lumpectomy while providing equivalent rates of disease control and overall survival. In this phase II study, we anticipate enrolling 90 women at N.C. Cancer Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC.

Conditions

Breast Cancer; Quality of Life

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Endocrine Therapy

Endocrine therapy will be chosen by the treating medical oncologist with an aim of 5 years duration, as tolerated by the patient.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

tamoxifen, anastrozole, exemestane, letrozole, fulvestrant, toremifene

Intervention Type: DRUG

Adjuvant endocrine therapy (tamoxifen, anastrozole, exemestane, letrozole, fulvestrant, toremifene) for duration of 5 years, as tolerated by the patient.

Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI)

APBI will consist of 5 fractions of radiation therapy delivered every other day to the lumpectomy cavity.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI)

Intervention Type: RADIATION

Radiation treatment delivered to the lumpectomy cavity.

Interventions

Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI)

Radiation treatment delivered to the lumpectomy cavity.

Intervention Type: RADIATION

tamoxifen, anastrozole, exemestane, letrozole, fulvestrant, toremifene

Adjuvant endocrine therapy (tamoxifen, anastrozole, exemestane, letrozole, fulvestrant, toremifene) for duration of 5 years, as tolerated by the patient.

Intervention Type: DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Willing and able to provide written informed consent obtained to participate in the study and HIPAA authorization for release of personal health information.

2. Women greater than or equal to age 65 years with de novo invasive carcinoma of breast.

3. Pathological T1 (pT1) stage

4. Estrogen receptor (ER)/ Progesterone receptor (PR) positive (greater than or equal to 10% ER and PR by immunohistochemistry [IHC] staining)

5. Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) - according to American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)/ College of American Pathologists (CAP) guidelines (0 or 1+ following IHC staining or proven negative by in-situ hybridization [ISH])

6. Grade 1 or 2 overall tumor grade

7. Clinical or pathological N0

8. No lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI)

9. Final surgical margins ≥ 2 mm as per APBI criteria

10. Subjects with completed breast conserving surgery (BCS) with or without sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) or axillary lymph node dissection (ALND).

11. Suitable for APBI as deemed by the treating radiation oncologist

12. Subjects with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial.

13. Enrollment in another clinical trial is allowed if there would be no interference with interventions on this trial

Exclusion Criteria

1. Pre- or post-operative systemic chemotherapy while on this study.

2. Current ongoing treatment with anti-hormonal agents. If previously on anti-hormonal agents and planning to stop, the subject must discontinue within 30 days of randomization.

3. Hormonal replacement therapy (eligible if discontinued within 30 days of randomization).

4. Multifocal or multicentric tumor.

5. Receipt of tissue rearrangement in the lumpectomy cavity.

6. Synchronous bilateral breast cancer.

7. Clinical or imaging evidence of distant metastases.

8. Prior breast or thoracic radiation.

9. Autoimmune conditions with associated radiation risks.

10. Subjects with poor medical risk due to uncontrolled medical conditions that would deem them ineligible for hormonal or radiation therapy.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Dana Casey, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Locations

University of North Carolina

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

United States

Central Contacts

Lori Stravers

Role: CONTACT

lori_stravers@med.unc.edu

+1 919-966-4432

Jessica Buddenbaum

Role: CONTACT

jessica_buddenbaum@med.unc.edu

919-966-4432

Facility Contacts

Dana Casey, MD

Role: primary

dana_casey@med.unc.edu

984-974-0400

Related Links

http://unclineberger.org/patientcare/clinical-trials/clinical-trials

Clinical trials at UNC Lineberger

Other Identifiers

LCCC2104-DCT

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id