Early Stage Breast Carcinoma
Conditions
Keywords
neoadjuvant, radiation, breast, cancer, hypofractionation, stereotactic, preoperative
Brief summary
Radiation therapy after surgery to remove breast cancer improves control of the breast cancer. Standard therapy after breast conservation surgery is five to six weeks of radiation to the entire breast. This clinical trial will evaluate the effectiveness of conformal radiation therapy delivered only to the area in the breast where the lumpectomy will be performed. This study will determine if radiation therapy delivered in this manner will prevent the cancer from coming back and eliminate the need for five to six weeks of radiation. Eligible participants will be randomized to one of two arms; Arm 1 which is comprised of one neoadjuvant radiation treatment, or Arm 2 which is comprised of three neoadjuvant radiation treatments. The study will also gather information about the safety and effects (good and bad) this radiation has, the immune priming effects of this radiation, and on patient satisfaction with the appearance of the breast.
Detailed description
Our proposal represents the convergence of several recent developments in the treatment of patients with low-risk carcinoma of the breast. For the selected subset of patients with low-risk disease, it appears that intra-operative radiotherapy with a single fraction leads to acceptable clinical outcomes in terms of local control, overall survival and toxicity. There have also been a few Phase I dose escalation trials demonstrating safety with single fraction breast radiation. In this study, we propose the delivery of radiotherapy using stereotactic body radiation therapy in two different regimens; a single 21 Gy fraction, or 3 10Gy fractions. Radiation will be delivered using Volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT), planned on coregistered MRI (with a subset having a 3T PET-MRI) and CT imaging, and delivered prone. Our approach will potentially have numerous benefits, including significantly shortened treatment time, convenience and potentially reduced health care costs. It would significantly improve the quality of life of many patients. This study will also provide a unique opportunity for pathologic assessment of the impact of radiation at a microscopic level and on tumour and immune markers without the confounding impact of systemic treatments, comparing pre- to post-radiation biopsy specimens for imaging and histologic predictors of radiation sensitivity.
Interventions
RADIATIONStereotactic Body Radiation Then Surgery
Stereotactic image-guided neoadjuvant ablative radiation (randomized to single dose of 21 Gy or three 10 Gy doses) followed by lumpectomy for early stage breast carcinoma
Sponsors
London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age ≥ 50 years and postmenopausal * Tumor size \< 3cm on pre-treatment imaging * Any grade of disease, estrogen receptor (ER) positive * Unicentric/unifocal disease * Invasive ductal carcinoma or other favorable subtypes of epithelial breast malignancy (lobular, medullary, papillary, colloid, mucinous, or tubular) . * Clinically node-negative (based upon pre-treatment physical examination and/or axillary ultrasound). * Surgical expectation that a \> 2mm margin can be obtained. * Lesion is 1 cm or greater from the skin surface. * Able to have surgery within 14-20 days of radiation therapy. * Able to lie comfortably in the prone position with arms raised above the head for extended periods of time.
Exclusion criteria
* Previous RT to the same breast * Evidence of suspicious diffuse microcalcifications in the breast prior to the start of radiation. * Local metastatic spread into ipsilateral axilla and/or supraclavicular region and/or neck nodes and/or internal mammary nodes diagnosed on clinical examination or any imaging assessment (unless such sites can be confirmed as negative following biopsy) * Distant metastases * Involvement of contralateral axillary, supraclavicular, infraclavicular or internal mammary nodes (unless there is histologic confirmation that these nodes are negative) * Prior non-hormonal therapy or radiation therapy for the current breast cancer * Patients with Paget's disease of the nipple. * Skin involvement, regardless of tumor size. * Patients with a breast technically unsatisfactory for radiation therapy. * Inability to lie prone with arms raised above head for extended periods of time. * Patients not appropriate for breast conserving surgery due to expectation of poor cosmetic result, even without RT * Collagen vascular disease (particularly lupus, scleroderma, dermatomyositis) * Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent. * Any other malignancy at any site (except non-melanomatous skin cancer) \< 5 years prior to study enrollment * Patients who are pregnant or lactating
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Immune priming will be measured | 1.5 years | Immune priming effects of both treatment arms will be evaluated by quantifying tumour infiltrating lymphocytes (CD8) into tumour specimen, as well as the expression of immune markers (PDL1, Fox3) and immune panel in blood (CD4, CD8, neutrophil, and macrophage counts). |
| Angiogenesis will be measured | 1.5 years | Angiogenesis will be examined using the CD31 or VEGF-a cell markers |
| Proliferation markers will be measured | 1.5 years | Proliferation will be examined using the Ki67 marker, hypoxia will be examined using the Carbonic Anhydrase 9 (CAH IX), or HIF1/HIF2 markers, apoptosis will be examined using the Caspase-3, or Tunnel markers, invasion will be analyzed using the vimentin, or SDF1-a markers. |
| Hypoxia markers will be measured | 1.5 years | Hypoxia will be examined using the Carbonic Anhydrase 9 (CAH IX), or HIF1/HIF2 markers, apoptosis will be examined using the Caspase-3, or Tunnel markers, invasion will be analyzed using the vimentin, or SDF1-a markers. |
| Apoptosis markers will be measured | 1.5 years | Apoptosis will be examined using the Caspase-3, or Tunnel markers, invasion will be analyzed using the vimentin, or SDF1-a markers. |
| Invasion markers will be measured | 1.5 years | Invasion will be analyzed using the vimentin, or SDF1-a markers. |
| Toxicity resulting from radiation treatment | 1.5 years | Toxicity resulting from radiation treatment will be collected and graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, version 4.0 |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cosmesis of the treated breast | 1.5 years | cosmetic result of treated breast as judged by the patient, surgeon, and radiation oncologist. Patients will self-assess cosmesis using the Modified Harvard-Harris Cosmetic Scale. The surgeon and radiation oncologist will assess cosmesis using photographs and the Modified Harvard-Harris Cosmetic Scale. |
| Disease-Free Survival | 8.5 years | Disease recurrences will be recorded. Any tumor recurrence or death is considered a treatment failure. |
| Mastectomy-Free Survival | 8.5 years | All surgical interventions will be recorded. Mastectomy and death will be considered treatment failures. |
| Overall Survival | 8.5 years | Death from any cause is considered a treatment failure. |
Countries
Canada
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORMuriel Brackstone, MD, PhD
London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Outcome results
None listed