C50 L90.5 L81.9
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer - completion of a normofractionated or moderately hypofractionated radiation course without interruptions - written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - double-sided breast cancer (since the contralateral breast is used as an intrapatient control) - mastectomy - breast reconstruction with implant - history of recurrent disease with ipsilateral re-lumpectomy or re-irradiation - metastatic disease - any preexisting dermatological disorders - active dermatitis - current treatment with topical or oral corticosteroids - patient refusal to participate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| skin fibrosis, quantified using ultrasound | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| late toxicity - clinician-reported outcome measures: Late Effects of Normal Tissue – Subjective, Objective, Management, and Analytic (LENT-SOMA), cosmetic outcome (Harvard Breast Cosmesis Scale) - objective: pigmentation changes (reflectance spectrophotometry) - patient-reported outcome measures: modified Patient-Reported Outcomes of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Strahlentherapie und RadioonkologieUniversitätsklinikum Bonn