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Whole Breast + Lymph Node Irradiation: Prone Compared to Supine Position in 15 or 5 Fractions

NCT03280719 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 61

Last updated 2024-09-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this trial is to evaluate the effect of the prone crawl treatment position and/or accelerated schedule on acute and late toxicities, as well as quality of life and time management for breast cancer patients receiving whole breast and regional nodal irradiation after breast conserving surgery.

Conditions

  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Radiotherapy
  • Lymph Node Metastases

Interventions

DEVICE

Prone Radiotherapy

Prone positioning for regional nodal irradiation using the crawl breast couch.

RADIATION

Acceleration

Accelerated irradiation in 5 fractions over 12 days with simultaneously integrated boost

DEVICE

Supine Radiotherapy

Supine positioning for regional nodal irradiation using breastboard.

RADIATION

Hypofractionation

Moderate hypofractionation in 15 fractions over 3 weeks with simultaneously integrated boost

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Ghent

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Katrien Vandecasteele, MD, PhD · UZ Ghent

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-09-15
Primary Completion
2020-07-07
Completion
2021-06-09

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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