Left Sided Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
stereotactic body radiation therapy, continuous positive airway pressure, CPAP, radiation, cancer, lung, Deep inspiratory breath hold (DIBH)
Brief summary
Data collection and assessment on patients with left-sided breast cancer or undergoing lung stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) utilizing continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices.
Detailed description
Lung stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) has emerged as a definitive treatment for patients with early-stage lung cancers as well as for patients with limited metastases to the lung. One challenge with the treatment of the lung is the risk of pulmonary toxicity, particularly for early-stage lungs cancers that are inoperable (those receiving primary lung SBRT) or those with metastatic cancers receiving systemic therapy that may impact pulmonary function (those receiving lung SBRT for metastatic cancers). Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices are commonly utilized for patients with obstructive sleep apnea. However, through the use of continuous pressure, lung volumes are increased. Preliminary data in patients undergoing breast radiation as well as lung radiation has demonstrated the safety and feasibility of such an approach, demonstrating increased lung volumes with decreases in heart dose6-8. Additional potential advantages of CPAP include increased ease of use for patients and the potential for cost savings as compared to traditional respiratory management techniques. This prospective study is to allow for the collection and assessment of data on patients with left-sided breast cancer or undergoing lung SBRT utilizing CPAP. This will allow for the assessment of lung doses with and without CPAP as well as cardiac doses. No additional changes to our standard of care breast or lung radiation will occur. With respect to the safety profile, CPAP is commonly used with limited toxicity concerns. The potential benefit of CPAP has reduced lung and heart doses and, consequently, radiation-related toxicities.
Interventions
DEVICEContinuous Positive Airway Pressure
Use of CPAP device at the start of treatment planning.
OTHERDeep inspiratory breath hold
Treatment during breath holds leads to longer treatment times for patients and radiation oncology departments
OTHERFree Breath
Regular breathing
Sponsors
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Varian Medical Systems
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
All participants will undergo standard of care radiation treatment. One additional CT scan will be performed with the use of a CPAP device to determine effect on dosimetry.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients with left-sided breast cancers * Patients must be undergoing left breast/chest wall radiation with or without regional nodal irradiation * Patients undergoing lung SBRT * Primary lung cancers * Metastatic lung tumors
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with right side breast cancer * Patients who are unable to tolerate the CPAP device
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dosimetry comparison CPAP and free breathing. | At the time of Scan, " Day 1" | The primary objective will be to assess changes in lung dosimetry V5 on the affected side when using CPAP compared to free breathing will be measured in percentages. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Total Lung dosimetry | At the time of Scan, " Day 1" | Total Lung dosimetry will be measured in Grays. |
| Cardiac dosimetry with CPAP as compared to free breathing | At the time of Scan, " Day 1" | Cardiac dosimetry with CPAP as compared to free-breathing will be measured in Grays. |
| Measure breast/chest wall or lung tumor motion as well as organ at risk motion | At the time of Scan, " Day 1" | Simulation scans will be performed with CPAP and free breathing. The breast/chest wall, and tumors (lung SBRT), as well as lung and heart, will be contoured on each scan. Using the CPAP scan as a reference, we will assess breast/chest wall motion, lung tumor motion, and organ at risk (ex. heart, abdominal organs) motion with free-breathing scans for each patient and analyze by treatment site (breast vs. lung SBRT). |
| Treatment time with CPAP treatments | At the time of Scan, " Day 1" | Treatment time will be measured for each fraction |
| Confirm maintenance of inflation with CPAP using surface guidance | At the time of Scan, " Day 1" | At the time of simulation, investigators will create a surface rendering with the patient using CPAP. Investigators will assess maintenance of inflation when using CPAP where all three dimensions will be measured during treatment by comparing the surface rendering obtained during simulation with CPAP to the surface during treatment with CPAP, assessing for the greatest changes over the course of each fraction. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORSheeh Cherian, MD
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Outcome results
None listed