Status:

RECRUITING

Partial Breast Re-irradiation for Breast Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital Heidelberg

Conditions:

Breast Cancers

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women. Breast-conserving surgery (BCS) with adjuvant whole-breast irradiation (WBI) is currently the standard of care in the oncological treatment of pri...

Detailed Description

The therapeutic challenge in re-irradiation involves finding a balance between tumor control and the risk of severe toxicity from cumulative radiation doses in previously irradiated organs. Re-RT opti...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • histologically confirmed recurrent (or new primary) ipsilateral invasive breast cancer or DCIS after prior RT of the ipsilateral breast
  • indication for re-irradiation after repeat breast conserving surgery (e.g. lumpectomy, wide excision, …)
  • tumor size \< 3 cm
  • clinically node-negative (cN0)
  • negative resection margin (R0)
  • time interval: start of re-RT to prior RT ≥ 12 months
  • ECOG Performance status ≤ 2
  • ability of subject to understand character and individual consequences of the clinical trial
  • written informed consent
  • ≥18 years of age

Exclusion

  • distant metastases
  • concomitant chemotherapy (concomitant endocrine hormonal therapy is allowed; sequential chemotherapy is allowed)
  • patients who have not recovered from acute toxicities of prior therapies
  • known carcinoma \< 5 years ago (excluding Carcinoma in situ of the cervix, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin) requiring immediate treatment interfering with study therapy
  • pregnant or lactating women
  • participation in another competing clinical study or observation period of competing trials
  • history of active connective tissue disorder (i.e. systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, dermatomyositis, xeroderma pigmentosum, …)
  • medical implants, which are at the time of reirradiation not eligible for particle therapy at Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Center

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 28 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 1 2029

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06954623

Start Date

August 28 2025

End Date

September 1 2029

Last Update

September 2 2025

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University Hospital Heidelberg, Department Radiation Oncology

Heidelberg, Germany, 69120