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A Study of Accelerated 3 Fraction Photon,Proton or Brachytherapy for Early Invasive and Noninvasive Breast Ca

A Phase II Study of Accelerated 3 Fraction Photon and Proton Partial Breast External Beam Radiotherapy and Partial Breast Brachytherapy for Early Invasive and Noninvasive Breast Cancer

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02453737
Enrollment
170
Registered
2015-05-25
Start date
2015-06-16
Completion date
2022-09-21
Last updated
2024-09-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Keywords

Proton, Brachytherapy, Partial Breast Irradiation, 3D Conformal Photon

Brief summary

This is an open label phase II study to determine the safety and efficacy of a novel 3 fraction daily dosing regimen for accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) for early invasive and noninvasive breast cancer. The three techniques utilized are recognized as standard options for the delivery of APBI, and there is no evidence that either technique is superior or inferior to any other. The APBI technique utilized will be at the physician's discretion and will be based on technical considerations, availability at the treating radiation facility, insurance coverage, as well as patient preference.

Interventions

RADIATIONBrachytherapy APBI
RADIATION3D-CRT (photon) APBI
RADIATIONProton APBI

Sponsors

Mayo Clinic
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Female Age ≥ 50 years at diagnosis * Grade 1-3 invasive ductal, mucinous, tubular, colloidal, or pure ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) measuring ≤ 2cm (clinical stage T1). * Estrogen Receptor (ER)+ (ER- DCIS meeting other eligibility criteria are eligible) * Unicentric: Patients with microscopic multifocality are eligible as long as the total pathologic tumor size is \<2cm. * Surgical treatment of the breast must have been lumpectomy. * The final margins of the resected specimen must be histologically free of tumor. * Pathologically node negative Note: For patients with T1a, T1b, T1c invasive breast cancer (except T1mi), an axillary staging procedure should be performed (either sentinel lymph node biopsy alone or axillary dissection and the axillary node must be pathologically negative). Patients with N0 (i+) tumors on sentinel lymph node mapping or dissection (i.e., if the tumor deposit is 0.2mm or less as determined by immunohistochemistry or hematoxylin and eosin staining) will also be eligible. * ECOG Performance Status of 0 or 1 * Negative pregnancy test done ≤7 days prior to registration, for women of childbearing potential only. * Ability to complete questionnaire(s) by themselves or with assistance. * Ability to elect radiotherapy care in conjunction with their physician * Able and willing to provide written informed consent * Willingness to return to enrolling institution for follow-up (during the Active Monitoring Phase of the study). * Willing to provide tissue and blood samples for correlative research purposes * Willing to sign consent onto the Mayo Clinic Radiotherapy Patient Outcomes Registry and Biobanking study, IRB number 15-000136

Exclusion criteria

* Any of the following because this study involves therapy that has known genotoxic, mutagenic and teratogenic effects: * Pregnant women * Nursing women * Women of childbearing potential who are unwilling to employ adequate contraception * Neoadjuvant chemotherapy * Prior history of ipsilateral breast cancer * Prior radiation therapy to the ipsilateral breast or thorax * Co-morbid systemic illnesses or other severe concurrent disease which, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study or interfere significantly with the proper assessment of safety and toxicity of the prescribed regimens. * Active collagen-vascular disease that, in the opinion of the treating physician, would make this protocol unreasonably hazardous for the patient. * Paget's disease of the breast * Proven multicentric carcinoma (DCIS or invasive) in more than one quadrant or separated by 4 or more centimeters or diffuse (\>1 quadrant) suspicious calcifications * Histologic evidence of angiolympatic invasion (ALI). Note: Cases termed focally suspicious for ALI but where no definitive ALI is found are eligible. * Surgical margins that cannot be microscopically assessed or that are positive * Pathologic tumor \>2cm in size * Metastatic disease * Patients for whom the delivery of APBI is not feasible or any of the dosimetric treatment criteria in section 9.7 have not been met. * BRCA 1/2 mutation Note: Patients are not required to undergo BRCA1 and BRCA2 or other genetic mutation tests in order to enroll on the study. However, in the event a patient is tested and is found to be a mutation carrier, she would be excluded from the study. * Breast implants (patients who have had implants removed are eligible). * Extensive intraductal component * Active connective tissue disease * Reduction mammoplasty if 3DCRT or proton APBI are planned * Last surgery \>10 weeks from enrollment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in the Rate of Adverse Cosmesis (Defined as Fair or Poor Cosmesis) Compared to Baseline Using the Harvard Cosmetic Rating:Baseline, 3 yearsParticipants end up being rated as fair or poor cosmesis from baseline. Excellent: treated breast nearly identical to untreated breast Good: treated breast slightly different than untreated (minimal but identifiable effects of the treated breast) Fair: Treated breast clearly different from untreated but not seriously distorted (significant radiation effects readily observable) Poor: Treated breast seriously distorted (severe sequelae of breast tissue secondary to radiation effects)

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

170 Patients were registered, but 4 patients weren't assigned to a treatment.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Catheter-based Brachytherapy APBI
7 Gy x 3 fractions\> \> Brachytherapy APBI
56
3D-CRT APBI
7.3 Gy x 3 fractions\> \> 3D-CRT (photon) APBI
58
Proton APBI
7.3 Gy x 3 fractions\> \> Proton APBI
52
Total166

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicCatheter-based Brachytherapy APBI3D-CRT APBIProton APBITotal
Age, Continuous67.0 years66.2 years67.4 years66.8 years
ER Status
Negative
1 Participants1 Participants2 Participants4 Participants
ER Status
Positive
55 Participants56 Participants50 Participants161 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants2 Participants0 Participants2 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
50 Participants52 Participants48 Participants150 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
6 Participants4 Participants4 Participants14 Participants
Grade
Grade I
25 Participants17 Participants18 Participants60 Participants
Grade
Grade II
25 Participants30 Participants29 Participants84 Participants
Grade
Grade III
4 Participants7 Participants5 Participants16 Participants
Grade
Unknown
1 Participants4 Participants0 Participants5 Participants
Histology
DCIS
11 Participants16 Participants10 Participants37 Participants
Histology
IDC
44 Participants36 Participants35 Participants115 Participants
Histology
ILC
0 Participants1 Participants2 Participants3 Participants
Histology
Invasive mammary carcinoma
0 Participants5 Participants3 Participants8 Participants
Histology
Mucinous
1 Participants0 Participants2 Participants3 Participants
Histology (grouped)
DCIS
11 Participants16 Participants10 Participants37 Participants
Histology (grouped)
Invasive carcinoma
45 Participants42 Participants42 Participants129 Participants
Ki67 value (%)9.2 percentage of cells10.6 percentage of cells13.1 percentage of cells10.0 percentage of cells
Laterality
Left
29 Participants32 Participants22 Participants83 Participants
Laterality
Right
27 Participants26 Participants30 Participants83 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants2 Participants0 Participants2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants1 Participants0 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
2 Participants3 Participants1 Participants6 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
54 Participants52 Participants50 Participants156 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
56 Participants58 Participants52 Participants166 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
T-stage
T0
1 Participants1 Participants0 Participants2 Participants
T-stage
T1
0 Participants1 Participants0 Participants1 Participants
T-stage
T1a
8 Participants6 Participants6 Participants20 Participants
T-stage
T1b
26 Participants12 Participants6 Participants44 Participants
T-stage
T1c
10 Participants21 Participants27 Participants58 Participants
T-stage
T2
1 Participants2 Participants3 Participants6 Participants
T-stage
Tis
10 Participants14 Participants10 Participants34 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 560 / 581 / 52
other
Total, other adverse events
44 / 5642 / 5739 / 50
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 560 / 571 / 50

Outcome results

Primary

Change in the Rate of Adverse Cosmesis (Defined as Fair or Poor Cosmesis) Compared to Baseline Using the Harvard Cosmetic Rating:

Participants end up being rated as fair or poor cosmesis from baseline. Excellent: treated breast nearly identical to untreated breast Good: treated breast slightly different than untreated (minimal but identifiable effects of the treated breast) Fair: Treated breast clearly different from untreated but not seriously distorted (significant radiation effects readily observable) Poor: Treated breast seriously distorted (severe sequelae of breast tissue secondary to radiation effects)

Time frame: Baseline, 3 years

Population: At 3 years, 131 patients were evaluated for adverse cosmesis.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Catheter-based Brachytherapy APBIChange in the Rate of Adverse Cosmesis (Defined as Fair or Poor Cosmesis) Compared to Baseline Using the Harvard Cosmetic Rating:2 Participants
3D-CRT APBIChange in the Rate of Adverse Cosmesis (Defined as Fair or Poor Cosmesis) Compared to Baseline Using the Harvard Cosmetic Rating:0 Participants
Proton APBIChange in the Rate of Adverse Cosmesis (Defined as Fair or Poor Cosmesis) Compared to Baseline Using the Harvard Cosmetic Rating:0 Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026