Hypofractionated breast radiotherapy with concomitant tumor bed boost for early breast cancer or ductal breast carcinoma in situ after partial mastectomy
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
315
Hypofractionated breast radiotherapy (HFRT) with hybrid techniques combining field-in-field intensity-modulated RT (FIF-IMRT) to the whole breast with inverse-IMRT for concomitant boost
National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNational Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch
Taipei, Taiwan
RECRUITINGIpsilateral breast tumor recurrence
The time from the date of completion of radiotherapy to the date of ipsilateral breast recurrence or death, whichever occurs first. Unit of Measure: Time-to-event (months)
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 2 years
Early Phase Acute Skin Toxicity
Acute skin toxicity assessed using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v5.0), grading severity from Grade 0 (none) to Grade 5 (death). Unit of Measure: CTCAE Grade (0-5)
Time frame: Up to 3 months following completion of radiotherapy
Late Phase Breast Fibrosis
Late breast fibrosis assessed using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v5.0), grading severity from Grade 0 (none) to Grade 5 (death). Unit of Measure: CTCAE Grade (0-5)
Time frame: From 3 months up to 5 years following completion of radiotherapy
Patient Quality of Life (EORTC QLQ-C30)
Quality of life evaluation using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30), Chinese Mandarin (Taiwan) version. Scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Unit of Measure: Score (0-100)
Time frame: At baseline (before radiotherapy), between 1 week and 1 month following radiotherapy completion, then every 3 to 4 months thereafter until study completion (up to 5 years)
Patient Quality of Life (EORTC QLQ-BR23)
Quality of life evaluation using the Breast Cancer Module (BR23) of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Chinese Mandarin (Taiwan) version. Scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Unit of Measure: Score (0-100)
Time frame: At baseline (before radiotherapy), between 1 week and 1 month following radiotherapy completion, then every 3 to 4 months thereafter until study completion (up to 5 years)
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