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RecruitingNCT05692661Updated Jan 20, 2023

A Dose Escalation Study of Proton and Carbon Ion Irradiation for HER2 Positive and Triple Negative Breast Cancer

A Phase 1 interventional study of proton plus carbon ion radiotherapy in Triple Negative Breast Cancer and HER2-positive Breast Cancer, sponsored by Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-01-20.

Sponsored by Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
24
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

Adjuvant radiotherapy is the standard treatment for early breast cancer after breast conserving surgery. Molecular subtypes was significantly associated with the risk of local recurrence of breast cancer. Nguyen et al found that the overall 5-year cumulative incidence of local recurrence was 0.8% for luminal A, 1.5% for luminal B, 8.4% for HER2 positive, and 7.1% for triple negative breast cancer after lumpectomy and radiotherapy. Her2 positive and triple negative breast cancers may be inherently radioresistant.

Therefore, for HER2 positive and triple negative breast cancer with high local recurrence and radiation resistance, proton combined with carbon ion is proposed after breast conserving surgery.

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Conditions studied

  • Triple Negative Breast Cancer
  • HER2-positive Breast Cancer

Keywords

  • Breast Cancer
  • HER2 Positive
  • Triple Negative
  • Proton and Carbon Ion
  • Dose Escalation
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Histologically confirmed HER2 positive or Triple Negative invasive breast carcinoma.(HER2 positive: immunohistochemistry [IHC] 3+ and or fluorescence in situ hybridization [FISH] amplified; Triple Negative: estrogen receptor [ER] and progesterone receptor [PR] \< 1%, HER2 negative [IHC 1+ or 2+ FISH non-amplified])
  • Age ≥ 18 years and ≤ 80 years.
  • The primary tumor must be excised via breast conserving surgery.
  • Stage p T1-2 N0 M0
  • ECOG performance status ≤2.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Invasive breast cancer not confirmed by pathology.
  • Distant metastasis
  • Prior thoracic radiation.
  • Pregnancy or lactating.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
24 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    proton plus carbon ion radiotherapy

    CTV1: whole breast, proton therapy. CTVboost: Tumor bed, carbon ion dose escalation study with four dose levels.

    Radiation: proton plus carbon ion radiotherapy

Interventions

  • Radiationproton plus carbon ion radiotherapy

    CTV1: whole breast, 40.05Gy(RBE) in 15 fractions with proton ion therapy; CTVboost: Tumor bed, carbon ion dose escalation study with four dose levels \[10.2Gy(RBE)/3Fx,10.8Gy(RBE) /3Fx,11.4Gy(RBE)/3Fx and 12Gy(RBE)/3Fx \].

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Acute toxicity

    Treatment related acute toxicity assessed by CTCAE v4.03

    Time frame: 3 months after the completion of CIRT

Secondary outcomes

  1. Local regional recurrence

    The Ipsilateral breast and regional lymph nodes recurrence

    Time frame: within 5 years after radiotherapy.

  2. Cosmetic outcome as measured by Breast Cancer Treatment Outcomes Scale

    Cosmetic outcome will be evaluated by Breast Cancer Treatment Outcomes Scale filled out by patients.

    Time frame: within 5 years after radiotherapy.

  3. Cosmetic outcome as measured by BCCT.core software

    Patients' photographs of the breasts will be taken. With the use of BCCT.core software from The Breast Research group (INESC TEC) cosmetic outcome will be assessed.

    Time frame: within 5 years after radiotherapy.

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion center
    Shanghai, China
    Recruiting
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05692661
Lead sponsor
Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center
Responsible party
Qing Zhang,MD (Professor, Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jan 20, 2023
Start date
Jan 10, 2023 (estimated)
Primary completion
Oct 10, 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Jan 10, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Jan 20, 2023

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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