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Ultra-Hypofractionated vs. Moderately Hypofractionated Proton Therapy for Early Breast Cancer After Lumpectomy

RecruitingNAAges 40 Years - anyFemaleShanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Breast-conserving surgery (BCS) followed by whole-breast irradiation (WBI) remains the standard therapeutic approach for early-stage breast cancer. Long-term follow-up data from the FAST trial (10-year analysis) demonstrated that the 28.5 Gy/5-fraction regimen exhibited comparable adverse effects to the conventional 50 Gy/25-fraction regimen, with no statistically significant differences in photographic cosmetic assessments at 2 and 5 years post-treatment. The FAST-Forward trial demonstrated comparable 5-year ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence rates (IBTR) and incidence of radiation-related toxicities between ultra-hypofractionated whole-breast irradiation (UH-WBI; 26 Gy in 5 fractions over 1 week) and moderately hypofractionated whole-breast irradiation (MH-WBI; 40 Gy in 15 fractions over 3 weeks). Additionally, no statistically significant difference in cosmetic outcomes was observed

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥ 40 years 2. Pathologically (cytologically or histologically) confirmed unilateral primary invasive breast carcinoma 3. Breast conserving surgery + sentinel lymph node biopsy/axillary lymph node dissection, pathological stage pT1-2N0M0,negative margins (≥ 2 mm) 4. No distant metastasis confirmed by CT, MRI, bone scan, and PET/CT 5. No prior radiation therapy to the ipsilateral chest or breast 6. ECOG 0 \~ 2 or KPS ≥ 70 Exclusion Criteria: 1. Without pathology diagnosis 2. Positive margins or close margins (\< 2mm) 3. Lymph nodes or distant metastasis 4. Bilateral breast cancer or patients with a history of contralateral breast cancer 5. Prior radiation therapy to the ipsilateral chest or breast 6. Pregnancy (confirmed by serum or urine β-HCG test) or lactation
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What it tests

  • moderate hypofractionated proton radiotherapy
  • ultra-hypofractionated proton radiotherapy
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Where

1 site
Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center
Shanghai, China
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