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Radiation Therapy Boost Before Surgery for the Treatment of Non-metastatic Breast Cancer

United States103 participantsStarted 2021-05-18

Plain-language summary

This phase II trial investigates the safety of delivering a part (boost) of radiation treatment before breast surgery in treating patients with breast cancer that has not spread to other places in the body (non-metastatic). Radiation therapy uses high energy photons/electrons to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Delivering a boost radiation treatment before surgery when doctors can still visualize the tumor on imaging may help to better target the tumor and decrease the volume of normal irradiated tissue. By so doing, doctors may achieve better cosmetic outcomes and possibly better tumor control.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Breast cancer patients with biopsy proven invasive cancer * Clinically and radiographically node negative * No indication of metastatic disease * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-1 * Synchronous bilateral invasive cancer allowed * Negative serum pregnancy test within one month from the radiation therapy (RT) boost delivery * Willingness to participate in the clinical trial and adhere to the study protocol * Individuals of all races, genders and ethnic groups are eligible for this trial Exclusion Criteria: * Need for neoadjuvant chemotherapy * Inflammatory breast cancer (cT4) * Multicentric tumor * Prior ipsilateral breast or thoracic RT * Contraindication for baseline magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) * Contraindication for surgery * Distant metastatic disease * Other synchronous cancer (besides bilateral breast) * Contraindication to radiation therapy (presence of scleroderma or other collagen vascular disease) * Any serious or uncontrolled medical disorder that, in the opinion of the investigator, may increase the risk associated with study participation or study drug administration, impair the ability of the subject to receive protocol therapy, or interfere with the interpretation of study results

What they're measuring

Change in wound status from baseline every 3-6 months after WBI to access incidence of grade 3 or more wound complications after breast conserving surgery.

Timeframe: For at least 36 months after WBI

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04871516

SponsorRutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2027-12-05