This is a phase III randomized study comparing regional nodal irradiation vs. no irradiation for breast cancer patients presenting with node positive disease who turns into node negative after preoperative chemotherapy
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
160
National Cancer Institute
Cairo, Egypt
Regional Nodal Failure ( axillary, internal mammary or supraclavicular recurrences )
axillary, internal mammary or supraclavicular recurrences
Time frame: time from randomization till supraclavicular, axillary or internal mammary recurrence, assessed up to 10 years
Disease Free survival
local recurrence, regional recurrence, distant recurrence, contralateral breast recurrence and second primary cancer
Time frame: Time from randomization until local, regional or distant recurrence, assessed up to 10 years
Overall Survival
death from any cause
Time frame: from randomization till death from any cause, assessed up to 10 years
Local Failure
chest wall recurrence post mastectomy or In Breast Tumor Recurrence post lumpectomy
Time frame: from time of randomization until chest wall recurrence post mastectomy or In Breast Tumor Recurrence post lumpectomy, assessed up to 10 years
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