Conformal Ablative Radiotherapy in Older Women (CARMEN) With Breast Cancer Undergoing Non-Operative Management

Purpose

This phase II study evaluates SABR as non-operative treatment for women aged 65+ with ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer ≤5 cm and no lymph node involvement. Eligible patients, including those previously on endocrine therapy, receive 5 SABR treatments, followed by monitoring of quality of life and assessment of treatment-related toxicity.

Condition

  • Breast Cancer Female

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 65 Years
Eligible Sex
Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • Willing and able to provide written informed consent obtained to participate in the study and HIPAA authorization for release of personal health information. - Women greater than or equal to age 65 years - Diagnosis of invasive carcinoma of breast undergoing non-operative management - Previously untreated OR previously treated with primary ET or chemotherapy, with either stable or progressive localized disease. - Tumor measuring ≤5 cm (cT1-T2) and clinically node negative - Diagnostic biopsy ER-positive (greater than or equal to 10% ER by immunohistochemistry staining) - Diagnostic biopsy HER2-negative according to ASCO/CAP guidelines (0 or 1+ following IHC staining or proven negative by in-situ hybridization) - Suitable for SABR as deemed by the treating radiation oncologist - Participants with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial - Enrollment in another clinical trial is allowed if there would be no interference with interventions on this trial

Exclusion Criteria

  • Active treatment with systemic chemotherapy for breast cancer. Subjects will need to stop any breast cancer chemotherapy agent before enrollment to be included study. - Multicentric tumor. - Clinical or imaging evidence of distant metastases. - Prior ipsilateral breast or thoracic radiation. - Autoimmune conditions with associated radiation risks.

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
N/A
Intervention Model
Single Group Assignment
Intervention Model Description
Study of women with localized ER+ and HER2- breast cancer receiving non-operative management with SABR delivered to the primary tumor.
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
SABR Intervention Without Surgery (Single Arm Only)
Radiotherapy will be conducted in 5 fractions, every other day. The radiation dose used in this study will use a standard of care post-operative dose of 600 cGy per fraction at 5 total fractions delivered to the clinical target volume. However, since patients in this study will have gross disease and will not have received surgery, a higher dose will be given to the primary tumor itself. Study participants may not receive chemotherapeutic agents after enrollment, unless indicated for disease progression. Patients will be allowed to receive CKD 4/6 inhibitors. Patients will be allowed on this study whether they do or do not receive anti-hormonal therapy. If a patient has not started endocrine therapy before SABR, ideally, they would initiate endocrine therapy after undergoing SABR. If a patient has already started endocrine therapy before SABR, they may continue during the time of SABR at the discretion of the treating physician, as this is considered safe in this setting.
  • Radiation: SABR
    Radiation therapy will consist of either IMRT or 3D CRT. The modality chosen will be based on the plan with the preferable dosimetric variables and determined by the treating radiation oncology physician. SABR will be prescribed to a total dose of 35 Gy to the GTV over the course of 5 fractions (7 Gy per fraction), ideally treated every other day (excluding weekends). The CTV will be prescribed 30 Gy over 5 fractions, ideally treated every other day.

Recruiting Locations

University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City 4273837, Kansas 4273857 66160
Contact:
Rachel Clinical Research Coordinator
913-588-6249
rheueisen@kumc.edu

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
University of Kansas Medical Center

Study Contact

Amanda Project Manager
913-588-1617
aschroeder3@kumc.edu

Detailed Description

This is a prospective, phase II study of women with localized breast cancer receiving non-operative management with SABR delivered to the primary tumor. Patients will be screened that are age 65 and over with invasive breast cancer. Those eligible for the trial will have ER-positive and HER2-negative disease measuring ≤5 cm with negative clinical lymph nodes. Patients that were previously on primary ET, with either stable or progressive disease, will be eligible for this study if other inclusion criteria are met. Participants will receive SABR targeting the tumor consisting of 5 total treatments. Participants will then follow-up as per protocol with quality-of-life assessments and treatment-related toxicity evaluation.