Titre Randomized Trial of Hypofractionated LocoRegional Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer and Lymphedema
Protocole ID RHEAL
ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT04228991
Type(s) de cancer Sein
Phase Phase III
Type étude Clinique
Institution CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L'UNIVERSITE DE MONTREAL  
Ville Montréal
Investigateur(trice) principal(e) Dr Pierre Rousseau
Coordonnateur(trice) Mom Phat
 514-890-8000 poste 11171
Statut Actif en recrutement
Critètes d'éligibilité
  • Newly diagnosed invasive carcinoma of the breast.
  • Treated with definitive surgery (BCS or mastectomy with nodal staging using SLNB or ALND) with clear margins of excision.*
    Note: *Patients with limited positive posterior margin where disease is resected to chest wall or limited positive anterior margin where disease is resected to dermis are eligible.
  • Breast cancer stage after definitive surgery.
    Note: †Patients who are histologically node positive prior to chemotherapy and who have complete response in the lymph nodes are eligible.
    • if neoadjuvant chemotherapy was not administered: pathologic stage T1-3, N1-2
    • if neoadjuvant chemotherapy was administered: clinical stage T1-3, N1-2 (histologically node positive) and pathologic stage T0-3, N0-2†
  • No evidence of metastatic disease.
  • Candidate for locoregional radiotherapy.
Critètes d'exclusion
  • Age < 18 years.
  • Clinical stages T4 and/or N3.
  • Clinical lymphedema in the ipsilateral arm or breast/chest wall.
  • Synchronous or previous contralateral breast cancer.
  • Breast reconstruction.
  • History of non-breast malignancy within the last 5 years other than non-melanoma skin cancer or treated in-situ carcinoma.
  • Previous radiotherapy to the ipsilateral breast or chest wall or serious non-malignant disease e.g. scleroderma, severe lung or heart disease that would preclude radiotherapy.
  • Known pregnancy or currently lactating.
  • Geographic inaccessibility for follow-up.
  • Inability to provide informed consent.