Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
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2025-12-25 @ 12:43 AM
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2025-12-25 @ 12:43 AM
NCT ID:
NCT00814567
Brief Summary:
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Giving radiation therapy after surgery may kill any tumor cells that remain after surgery. It is not yet known whether intensity-modulated radiation therapy is more effective than standard radiation therapy in treating patients with early-stage breast cancer.
PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is comparing radiation therapy regimens in treating women with early-stage breast cancer who have undergone breast-conservation surgery.
Detailed Description:
OBJECTIVES:
* To test partial breast radiotherapy using intensity-modulated techniques following complete local tumor excision in women with low-risk, early stage breast cancer.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.
Patients are stratified according to center (not participating in sub-studies vs participating in sub-studies). Patients are randomized to 1 of 3 treatment arms.
* Arm I (control): Patients undergo standard whole breast radiotherapy once daily on days 1-5 (15 fractions) for 3 weeks.
* Arm II: Patients undergo reduced whole breast radiotherapy (15 fractions) and standard partial breast radiotherapy (15 fractions) once daily on days 1-5 for 3 weeks.
* Arm III: Patients undergo standard partial breast radiotherapy once daily on days 1-5 (15 fractions) for 3 weeks.
All patients complete a family history questionnaire at baseline. Patients also undergo blood sample collection at baseline and paraffin-embedded tissue collection at follow-up for molecular studies analyzing inter-patient variation by microarrays.
Patients in centers participating in sub-studies undergo quality of life and health economic assessment at baseline, 6 months, and 1, 2, and 5 years. These patients also undergo photographic assessment at baseline, 2 years, and 5 years.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed for 10 years.
Study:
NCT00814567
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00814567