Status:
COMPLETED
Whole Breast + Lymph Node Irradiation: Prone Compared to Supine Position in 15 or 5 Fractions
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Ghent
Conditions:
Breast Neoplasms
Radiotherapy
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of this trial is to evaluate the effect of the prone crawl treatment position and/or accelerated schedule on acute and late toxicities, as well as quality of life and time management for brea...
Detailed Description
Locoregional radiotherapy after lumpectomy and axillary node dissection diminishes the locoregional recurrence risk at 10 years by 21,2 % in women with pathologically confirmed lymph node involvement....
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Breast conserving surgery
- AND Multidisciplinary decision of adjuvant whole breast + regional nodal irradiation
- AND Informed consent obtained, signed and dated before specific protocol procedures
Exclusion
- Mastectomy
- OR Bilateral breast irradiation
- OR Distant metastasis/metastases
- OR previous irradiation to the thoracic, cervical or axillary region and overlap of fields with current treatment
- OR life expectancy of less than 2 years
- OR pre-existing conditions or comorbidities making toxicity evaluation difficult, e.g. skin disorders
- OR pregnant or breast feeding
- OR mental condition rendering the patient unable to understand the nature, scope and possible consequences of the study
- OR patient unlikely to complete the study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 15 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 9 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
61 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03280719
Start Date
September 15 2017
End Date
June 9 2021
Last Update
September 19 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Radiotherapy department, UZ Ghent
Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium, 9000