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Status unknownNCT04580784Updated Oct 8, 2020

Weekly Single Fraction Hypofractionated Adjuvant Radiotherapy for Early Stage Breast Cancer

A Phase 2 interventional study of Weekly hypofractionation for early breast cancer in Breast Cancer and Radiotherapy Side Effect, sponsored by Mona Salem. Status unknown at 1 site in Egypt. Open to female participants aged 40 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-10-08.

Sponsored by Mona Salem · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Oct 2020), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 5 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Dec 2018, registered Jun 2019).
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
40 Years and older
Sex
Female
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Study summary

The current study is a prospective phase II study; Eligible patients will receive hypofractionated Irradiation at a total dose of 28.5Gy in 5 once-weekly fractions of 5.7Gy in 5 weeks to the Whole Breast or chest wall with or without peripheral lymphatic irradiation.

Read the detailed description

Testing the feasibility of a hypofractionated adjuvant radiotherapy regimen after breast surgery on a-once-weekly basis for a total dose of 28.5Gy in 5 fractions over 5 weeks in Kasr EL Aini Hospital.

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Conditions studied

  • Breast Cancer
  • Radiotherapy Side Effect

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Keywords

  • Breast cancer
  • Radiotherapy
  • Hypofractionation
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In context

Breast Neoplasms

12,544 studies on the registry are indexed under Breast Neoplasms; 2,892 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 20 is below the median of 72 across 9,303 interventional studies indexed under Breast Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with Mona Salem as lead sponsor.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
40 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Histologically proven diagnosis of invasive breast adenocarcinoma.
  2. Prior radical surgery (Modified Radical Mastectomy or Breast Conservative Surgery).
  3. No macroscopic evidence of distant metastases at diagnosis.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Prior radiation to the thoracic region.
  2. Pregnancy.
  3. Patients with synchronous or prior malignancy.
  4. Positive surgical margins.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
20 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Hypofractionation

    Hypofractionated whole breast radiotherapy using a dose of 28.5 Gy over 5 fractions with once weekly fractions.

    Radiation: Weekly hypofractionation for early breast cancer

Interventions

  • RadiationWeekly hypofractionation for early breast cancer

    Testing the feasibility of a hypofractionated adjuvant radiotherapy regimen after breast surgery on a-once-weekly basis for a total dose of 28.5Gy in 5 fractions over 5 weeks

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in cosmetic breast appearance

    according to HARVARD cosmesis scale: 1 Excellent, 2Good, 3 Fair and 4 Poor

    Time frame: six months

  2. Acute radiation toxicity assessment

    according to the RTOG acute toxicity scale: 0 No visible change, 1 faint/dull erythema, 2tender/ bright +- dry desquamation, 3 patchy moist desquamation, 4 conflueunt moist desquamation, pitting edema, 0 is the best and 4 is the worse.

    Time frame: six months

  3. Patient quality of life assessment.

    according to FACT-B

    Time frame: six months

  4. Patient satisfaction.

    according to FACIT-TS-PS

    Time frame: six months

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 8, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04580784
Lead sponsor
Mona Salem
Collaborators
Kasr El Aini Hospital
Responsible party
Mona Salem (Assistant Lecturer of clinical oncology, Kasr El Aini Hospital) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Oct 8, 2020
Start date
Dec 10, 2018
Primary completion
Nov 2020 (estimated)
Completion
May 2024 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 8, 2020

Study contacts

Mona M Salem, MSc
Contact
mona.m.salem@kasralainy.edu.eg
00201007731412
Mona Salem, MSc
principal investigator · Kasr El AiniH

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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