Status:
UNKNOWN
Respiratory Training and Relaxation Techniques to Improve Adjuvant Radiation Therapy in DIBH in Breast Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
Technical University of Munich
Collaborating Sponsors:
German Cancer Aid
Conditions:
Radiotherapy
Breast Cancer
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of this prospective clinical trial is to improve patient compliance and performance of deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) to further reduce the cardiac dose from left breast radiation, and t...
Detailed Description
Postoperative radiotherapy is widely practiced and highly effective in enabling breast conserving therapy in early stage tumors, and decreasing recurrence while improving survival in patients with adv...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Female breast cancer patients
- Left sided breast cancer
- Treated with surgery prior to radiotherapy
- Age \>18 years at time of inclusion
- WHO performance status 0-1
- Planned for radiotherapy alone to the breast, the chest wall and/or the lymph node areas
- Radiotherapy based on planning-CT scan using either 3D-CRT, IMRT, or VMAT/RapidArc
- Written Informed consent
Exclusion
- Age \<18 years
- Pregnancy, Breastfeeding
- Previous thoracic or mediastinal radiation
- Bilateral breast cancer
- Partial breast irradiation
- M1 disease (metastatic breast cancer)
- Severe lung disease
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 22 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
108 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05975190
Start Date
June 22 2022
End Date
December 31 2025
Last Update
August 3 2023
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Department of Radiation Oncology, Technical University of Munich
Munich, Germany, 81675