Partial Chest Wall Radiation Therapy After Surgery for Lymph Node Negative Breast Cancer
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The standard treatment for breast cancer when cancer cells were found near or within the margins of the tissue that is removed during breast surgery, is radiation of the entire chest wall. This may be considered overtreatment since the only reason for doing so is that cancer cells were near or in the margins of the breast tissue that was removed. In this study, the amount of radiation treatment will be limited to the area where the remaining cancer cells were found after surgery.
The purpose of this study is to find out if partial chest wall radiation therapy is as good as whole chest wall radiation therapy in reducing the risk of breast cancer cancer coming back.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Early Phase 1 |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Radiation Treatment
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Radiation: Partial Chest Wall Radiation Therapy
Patients will receive 30 Gray in 5 fractions delivered on consecutive days or every other day
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Breast cancer recurrence [5 years]
Number of patients with recurrent breast cancer
- Acute toxicity [3 months]
Frequency of radiation-related adverse events
- Delayed toxicity [5 years]
Frequency of radiation-related adverse events
- Surgical complications [5 years]
Number of patients with surgical complications
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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DCIS or stage T1 or T2 invasive breast cancer, lymph node negative
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Must have undergone mastectomy
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Presence of cancer cells on or close to surgical margins
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Negative pregnancy test for women
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Must receive radiation at Stony Brook University Hospital
Exclusion Criteria
- Received prior radiation to are to be irradiated
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Stony Brook Cancer Center | Stony Brook | New York | United States | 11794 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Stony Brook University
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Alexander Stessin, MD PhD, Stony Brook University
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- SBU-PCWRT-BREAST