The goal of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of adjuvant chemoradiation therapy in high-risk breast cancer patients who had received neoadjuvant chemotherapy before their lumpectomy and/or mastectomy and were found to have residual disease. As well as examine the effects of this treatment combination on the immune system.
Breast cancer is often treated with a combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. In patients with advanced breast cancer, (neoadjuvant) chemotherapy is often given prior to surgical removal (lumpectomy and/or mastectomy). Neoadjuvant chemotherapy has been consistently shown to down-stage primary breast tumors and convert positive underarm lymph nodes to pathologically negative nodes. Residual disease discovered after receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy indicates an increased risk for recurrence and poor overall survival. The combination of concurrent chemotherapy and radiation after surgery (adjuvant chemoradiation) may improve local and distant recurrence outcomes in high risk breast cancer patients. Chemoradiation is a standard treatment for many cancers and is universally associated with improvements in local recurrence, however, it has not historically been given as post-surgery breast cancer treatment. The study will evaluate the safety, feasibility, and effectiveness of chemoradiation therapy in high-risk breast cancer patients. Radiation has been associated with various effects on immune cells. The study will also examine the effects of this combination on the immune cells. Participants on this trial will be treated (per approved clinical guidelines) with capecitabine or Trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) depending on Her2 status while receiving radiation at the same time. Participants will have their blood drawn at various timepoints during treatment and follow up. Participants will also be asked to complete surveys asking about overall health and wellbeing.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
45
Dosed at 3.6 mg/kg of body weight every 3 weeks for Her2/neu+ patients for a total duration of 14 cycles.
Dosed at 825 mg/m2 +/- 150mg twice per day for a total duration of 6 months
Dose of 40 Gy in 15 fractions to the whole breast or chest wall followed by consideration of a 10 Gy in 4 fraction boost to the lumpectomy cavity for a total duration of 15-19 days. Internal mammary nodal, dissected axilla coverage, and boost will be at the radiation oncologist's discretion.
Dose of 40 Gy in 15 fractions to either the breast or chest wall along with comprehensive nodal radiation followed by consideration of a 10 Gy in 4 fraction boost for a total duration of 15-19 days. Internal mammary nodal, dissected axilla coverage, and boost will be at the radiation oncologist's discretion.
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
RECRUITINGAssess safety via toxicity grading
Assessment of toxicity frequency and severity using CTCAE v5.0 adverse event grading scale throughout chemoradiation treatment and follow up.
Time frame: 1 year
Assess feasibility via treatment delays and completion
Percent of participants completing adjuvant chemoradiation therapy and percent of participants requiring radiation or chemotherapy dose delays.
Time frame: 1 year
Assess chronic cosmetic outcomes via LENT-SOMA scale
Assessment of chronic radiation-related cosmetic outcomes (e.g. dermatitis, telangiectasia, pigmentation, and radiation fibrosis) using "Late Effects Normal Tissue Task Force (LENT)-Subjective, Objective, Management, Analytic (SOMA)" scale throughout chemoradiation treatment and follow up. Each side effect is graded on a scale of 0 to 4, with higher scores meaning more severe outcome.
Time frame: 1 year
Assess acute cosmetic outcomes via RTOG/EORTC scale
Assessment of overall acute radiation related skin changes using the "Toxicity Criteria of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)" grading scale throughout chemoradiation treatment and follow up. Each side effect is graded on a scale of 0 to 4, with higher scores meaning more severe outcome.
Time frame: 1 year
Assess cosmetic outcomes via breast measurements
Measurement of breast tissue size by measuring tape/ruler.
Time frame: 1 year
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