Higher Per Daily Treatment-Dose Radiation Therapy or Standard Per Daily Treatment Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Early-Stage Breast Cancer That Was Removed by Surgery
Breast Cancer

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Breast Cancer focused on measuring stage IA breast cancer, stage IB breast cancer, stage II breast cancer, estrogen receptor-negative breast cancer, estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer, progesterone receptor-negative breast cancer, progesterone receptor-positive breast cancer, ductal breast carcinoma in situ
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Pathologically proven diagnosis of breast cancer resected by lumpectomy and whole-breast irradiation (WBI) with boost without regional nodal irradiation planned
Must meet one of the following three criteria:
pStage I or II breast cancer AND at least one of the following:
- Age < 50 years or
- Positive axillary nodes or
- Lymphovascular space invasion (LVI) or
- At least 2 close resection margins (> 0 mm to ≤ 2 mm) or
- One close resection margin and extensive in-situ component (EIC) or
- Focally positive resection margins or
- Non-hormone-sensitive breast cancer (estrogen and progesterone receptor negative (ER- and PR-) or
- Grade III histology or
- Oncotype recurrence score > 25 or
- pStage 0 breast cancer with nuclear grade 3 ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and patient age < 50 years or
- If multifocal breast cancer, then it must have been resected through a single lumpectomy incision with negative margins
Breast-conserving surgery with margins defined as follows:
- Negative margins defined as no tumor at the resected specimen edge
Close resection margins > 0 mm to ≤ 2 mm as follows:
- One close resection margin and EIC
- Two or more close resection margins
- A focally positive resection margin
Allowable options for mandatory axillary staging include:
- Sentinel node biopsy alone (if sentinel node is negative, pN0, pN0[IHC-,+])
Sentinel node biopsy alone, OR followed by axillary node dissection, for clinically node-negative patients as described below:
- Microscopic sentinel node (SN) positive (pN1mic)
- One or two SNs positive (pN1) without extracapsular extension
- Negative SN biopsy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Axillary node dissection is required following SN biopsy with a minimum total of 6 axillary nodes if any of the following exist:
- For > 2 positive SN
- Any positive SN biopsy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- For clinically (by either imaging or examination) T3 disease
- For extracapsular extension
- Axillary dissection alone (with a minimum of 6 axillary nodes)
CT-imaging of the ipsilateral breast within 28 days of study entry for the radiation treatment planning.
- Must be able to delineate on CT scan the extent of the target lumpectomy cavity for boost (placement of surgical clips to assist in treatment planning of the boost is strongly recommended)
No clinical evidence for distant metastases, based upon the following minimum diagnostic workup:
- History/physical examination, including breast exam (inspection and palpation of the breasts) and documentation of weight and Zubrod Performance Status of 0-2 within 28 days prior to study entry
- A mammogram of both right and left breast within only 1 time point of 90 days of the diagnostic biopsy establishing the diagnosis
- No prior invasive or in-situ carcinoma of the breast (prior LCIS is eligible)
- No American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) pathologic T4, N2 or N3, or M1 breast cancer
- Must not have two or more breast cancers that are not resectable through a single lumpectomy incision
- Must not be DCIS and ≥ 50 years old
- Must not be DCIS only (without an invasive component), nuclear grade 1 or 2 and < 50 years old
- No suspicious unresected microcalcification, densities, or palpable abnormalities (in the ipsilateral or contralateral breast) unless biopsied and found to be benign
- No non-epithelial breast malignancies such as sarcoma or lymphoma
- No Paget disease of the nipple
- No male breast cancer
- Breast implants allowed
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- ANC ≥ 1,800/mm³
- Platelet count ≥ 75,000/mm³
- Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 g/dL (transfusion or other intervention to achieve Hgb ≥ 8.0 g/dL is acceptable)
- Negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 14 days of study entry
- Women of childbearing potential must not be pregnant or nursing and willing to use medically acceptable form of contraception during radiotherapy
- No prior invasive non-breast malignancy (except non-melanomatous skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix) unless disease free for a minimum of 5 years prior to study entry
No severely active co-morbidity, defined as follows:
- Unstable angina and/or congestive heart failure requiring hospitalization within the last 6 months
- Transmural myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
- Acute bacterial or fungal infection requiring intravenous antibiotics at the time of registration
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation or other respiratory illness requiring hospitalization or precluding study therapy within 30 days before registration
- Hepatic insufficiency resulting in clinical jaundice and/or coagulation defects; note, however, that laboratory tests for liver function and coagulation parameters are not required for entry into this protocol
Acquired Immune-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) based upon current CDC definition
- HIV testing is not required for entry into this protocol
- No active systemic lupus, erythematosus, or any history of scleroderma or dermatomyositis with active rash
- Medical, psychiatric, or other condition that would prevent the patient from receiving the protocol therapy or providing informed consent
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- See Disease Characteristics
- Study entry must be within 50 days of last breast/axillary surgery and/or last chemotherapy
- No treatment plan that includes regional-node radiotherapy
- No prior radiotherapy to the breast or prior radiation to the region of the ipsilateral breast that would result in overlap of radiation therapy fields
- No intention to administer concurrent chemotherapy for current breast cancer
Sites / Locations
- University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center
- The Kirklin Clinic at Acton Road
- 21st Century Oncology-Scottsdale
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona
- Arizona Oncology Associates-West Orange Grove
- Banner University Medical Center - Tucson
- CHI Saint Vincent Cancer Center Hot Springs
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Sutter Cancer Centers Radiation Oncology Services-Auburn
- Sutter Cancer Centers Radiation Oncology Services-Cameron Park
- Mercy San Juan Medical Center
- Enloe Medical Center
- City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Epic Care-Dublin
- 21st Century Oncology - El Segundo
- UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center
- Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center
- USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Cedars Sinai Medical Center
- UCLA / Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Kaiser Permanente Oakland-Broadway
- Kaiser Permanente-Rancho Cordova Cancer Center
- Rohnert Park Cancer Center
- Sutter Cancer Centers Radiation Oncology Services-Roseville
- The Permanente Medical Group-Roseville Radiation Oncology
- Sutter Medical Center Sacramento
- University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
- South Sacramento Cancer Center
- Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
- Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Santa Clara
- City of Hope South Pasadena
- Kaiser Permanente Cancer Treatment Center
- Sutter Cancer Centers Radiation Oncology Services-Vacaville
- University of Colorado Hospital
- Penrose-Saint Francis Healthcare
- Porter Adventist Hospital
- Shaw Cancer Center
- McKee Medical Center
- Hartford Hospital
- MedStar Washington Hospital Center
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy Medical Center
- Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center
- UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Deerfield Beach
- 21st Century Oncology - Fort Walton Beach
- University of Florida Health Science Center - Gainesville
- Integrated Community Oncology Network-Florida Cancer Center Beaches
- Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Integrated Community Oncology Network-Southside Cancer Center
- University of Florida Health Science Center - Jacksonville
- Mayo Clinic in Florida
- Baptist Medical Center South
- Jackson Memorial Hospital-Holtz Children's Hospital
- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center
- 21st Century Oncology-Orange Park
- AdventHealth Orlando
- Orlando Health Cancer Institute
- Cancer Center of Putnam
- Integrated Community Oncology Network-Flager Cancer Center
- Moffitt Cancer Center
- The Villages Regional Hospital
- Grady Health System
- Emory University Hospital Midtown
- Piedmont Hospital
- Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute
- Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital
- Northside Hospital
- Northside Hospital-Forsyth
- Memorial Health University Medical Center
- Lewis Cancer and Research Pavilion at Saint Joseph's/Candler
- Queen's Medical Center
- Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center-Boise
- Rush - Copley Medical Center
- Northwestern University
- University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
- Decatur Memorial Hospital
- Freeport Memorial Hospital/Leonard C Ferguson Cancer Center
- Loyola University Medical Center
- UC Comprehensive Cancer Center at Silver Cross
- Carle Cancer Institute Normal
- Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
- OSF Saint Francis Radiation Oncology at Peoria Cancer Center
- OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
- Swedish American Hospital
- SwedishAmerican Regional Cancer Center/ACT
- Saint John's Hospital
- Carle Cancer Center
- Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Warrenville
- Saint Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital/Cancer Center
- IU Health West Hospital
- Goshen Center for Cancer Care
- Indiana University/Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center
- IU Health Methodist Hospital
- Community Cancer Center East
- Community Cancer Center North
- Michiana Hematology Oncology PC-Mishawaka
- IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital
- Mercy Cancer Center-West Lakes
- Iowa Methodist Medical Center
- Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines
- Finley Hospital
- University of Kansas Cancer Center
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital
- University of Kansas Cancer Center-Overland Park
- Kansas City NCI Community Oncology Research Program
- Cotton O'Neil Cancer Center / Stormont Vail Health
- Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita
- Wichita NCI Community Oncology Research Program
- University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center
- Owensboro Health Mitchell Memorial Cancer Center
- Tulane University Health Sciences Center
- Anne Arundel Medical Center
- University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center
- Greater Baltimore Medical Center
- Saint Agnes Hospital
- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
- Central Maryland Radiation Oncology in Howard County
- UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center/Tate Cancer Center
- TidalHealth Peninsula Regional
- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
- Boston Medical Center
- Mass General/North Shore Cancer Center
- Lowell General Hospital
- Newton-Wellesley Hospital
- University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
- GenesisCare USA - Clarkston
- Henry Ford Macomb Hospital-Clinton Township
- Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute
- Henry Ford Hospital
- Ascension Saint John Hospital
- GenesisCare USA - Farmington Hills
- Weisberg Cancer Treatment Center
- Beaumont Hospital - Farmington Hills
- McLaren Cancer Institute-Flint
- Mercy Health Saint Mary's
- Spectrum Health at Butterworth Campus
- West Michigan Cancer Center
- KCC Radiation Oncology at Monroe Cancer Center
- McLaren Cancer Institute-Northern Michigan
- Saint Joseph Mercy Oakland
- William Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak
- Ascension Providence Hospitals - Southfield
- William Beaumont Hospital - Troy
- GenesisCare USA - Troy
- Saint John Macomb-Oakland Hospital
- Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea
- Sanford Joe Lueken Cancer Center
- Miller-Dwan Hospital
- Mayo Clinic Health Systems-Mankato
- Mayo Clinic in Rochester
- Coborn Cancer Center at Saint Cloud Hospital
- Singing River Hospital
- Saint Francis Medical Center
- Saint Luke's Hospital
- Siteman Cancer Center at West County Hospital
- The University of Kansas Cancer Center-South
- University of Kansas Cancer Center - North
- University of Kansas Cancer Center - Lee's Summit
- Liberty Radiation Oncology Center
- Washington University School of Medicine
- Siteman Cancer Center-South County
- Siteman Cancer Center at Saint Peters Hospital
- Billings Clinic Cancer Center
- Benefis Healthcare- Sletten Cancer Institute
- Kalispell Regional Medical Center
- Nebraska Methodist Hospital
- University of Nebraska Medical Center
- Radiation Oncology Centers of Nevada Central
- Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
- Renown Regional Medical Center
- Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center
- Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge
- Ocean Medical Center
- Monmouth Medical Center
- Morristown Medical Center
- Virtua Memorial
- Jersey Shore Medical Center
- Saint Peter's University Hospital
- Capital Health Medical Center-Hopewell
- Riverview Medical Center/Booker Cancer Center
- Sparta Cancer Treatment Center
- Overlook Hospital
- Community Medical Center
- Virtua Voorhees
- University of New Mexico Cancer Center
- Memorial Medical Center - Las Cruces
- New York Oncology Hematology PC - Albany
- Saint Peter's Health Partners
- Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
- Sands Cancer Center
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack
- Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
- Hematology Oncology Associates of Central New York-East Syracuse
- Cayuga Medical Center
- Northwell Health NCORP
- Northwell Health/Center for Advanced Medicine
- Long Island Jewish Medical Center
- NYP/Columbia University Medical Center/Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Hudson Valley Oncology Associates
- Wilmot Cancer Institute Radiation Oncology at Greece
- Highland Hospital
- Rochester General Hospital
- University of Rochester
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Sleepy Hollow
- Staten Island University Hospital
- Stony Brook University Medical Center
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau
- Dickstein Cancer Treatment Center
- Duke University Medical Center
- East Carolina University
- The Coleman Radiation Center-Carteret General Hospital
- CarolinaEast Medical Center
- FirstHealth of the Carolinas-Moore Regional Hospital
- Iredell Memorial Hospital
- NHRMC Radiation Oncology - Supply
- New Hanover Regional Medical Center/Zimmer Cancer Center
- NHRMC Radiation Oncology - 16th Street
- Sanford Bismarck Medical Center
- Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center
- Altru Cancer Center
- Summa Health System - Akron Campus
- Cleveland Clinic Akron General
- Summa Health System - Barberton Campus
- UHHS-Chagrin Highlands Medical Center
- Geauga Hospital
- Adena Regional Medical Center
- The Christ Hospital
- University of Cincinnati Cancer Center-UC Medical Center
- Case Western Reserve University
- Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center/Fairview Hospital
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center Independence
- Hillcrest Hospital Cancer Center
- Summa Health Medina Medical Center
- UH Seidman Cancer Center at Lake Health Mentor Campus
- UH Seidman Cancer Center at Southwest General Hospital
- University Hospitals Parma Medical Center
- University Hospitals Portage Medical Center
- North Coast Cancer Care
- Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center Strongsville
- UHHS-Westlake Medical Center
- Cleveland Clinic Wooster Family Health and Surgery Center
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
- Natalie Warren Bryant Cancer Center at Saint Francis
- Clackamas Radiation Oncology Center
- Willamette Valley Cancer Center
- Three Rivers Community Hospital
- Providence Medford Medical Center
- Rogue Valley Medical Center
- Providence Portland Medical Center
- Jefferson Abington Hospital
- UPMC-Heritage Valley Health System Beaver
- Bryn Mawr Hospital
- Geisinger Medical Center
- Delaware County Memorial Hospital
- Northeast Radiation Oncology Center
- Pocono Medical Center
- UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Erie
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Buckingham
- Adams Cancer Center
- UPMC Cancer Centers - Arnold Palmer Pavilion
- Cherry Tree Cancer Center
- Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
- UPMC-Johnstown/John P. Murtha Regional Cancer Center
- Lancaster General Hospital
- Saint Mary Medical and Regional Cancer Center
- UPMC Cancer Center at UPMC McKeesport
- Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center
- Riddle Memorial Hospital
- Intercommunity Cancer Center
- UPMC-Coraopolis/Heritage Valley Radiation Oncology
- Allegheny Valley Hospital
- UPMC Jameson
- Paoli Memorial Hospital
- University of Pennsylvania/Abramson Cancer Center
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
- Fox Chase Cancer Center
- Allegheny General Hospital
- UPMC-Magee Womens Hospital
- UPMC-Saint Margaret
- UPMC-Shadyside Hospital
- UPMC Jefferson Regional Radiation Oncology
- UPMC-Passavant Hospital
- UPMC-Saint Clair Hospital Cancer Center
- Penn State Health Saint Joseph Medical Center
- Grand View Hospital
- Mount Nittany Medical Center
- Crozer-Chester Medical Center
- UPMC Washington Hospital Radiation Oncology
- Reading Hospital
- Lankenau Medical Center
- WellSpan Health-York Hospital
- Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Spartanburg
- Medical University of South Carolina
- Greenville Health System Cancer Institute-Andrews
- Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Faris
- Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Eastside
- Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Greer
- Gibbs Cancer Center-Pelham
- The Radiation Oncology Center-Hilton Head/Bluffton
- Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Seneca
- Spartanburg Medical Center
- Lexington Medical Center
- Rapid City Regional Hospital
- Avera Cancer Institute
- Texas Oncology-Arlington South
- Texas Oncology-Austin Midtown
- Texas Oncology - South Austin Cancer Center
- Texas Oncology Bedford
- UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas
- Texas Oncology - Denison Cancer Center
- Texas Oncology-Denton South
- Brooke Army Medical Center
- Texas Oncology - Fort Worth Cancer Center
- Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center
- Baylor Medical Center at Irving
- Texas Oncology - Lewisville
- West Texas Cancer Center
- Texas Oncology-Plano West
- Texas Oncology-Seton Williamson
- Texas Oncology - Round Rock Cancer Center
- Cancer Care Centers of South Texas- Northeast
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- Texas Oncology Cancer Center Sugar Land
- Texas Oncology-Wichita Falls Texoma Cancer Center
- Logan Regional Hospital
- Intermountain Medical Center
- McKay-Dee Hospital Center
- Dixie Medical Center Regional Cancer Center
- Utah Cancer Specialists-Salt Lake City
- Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah
- Norris Cotton Cancer Center-North
- Inova Alexandria Hospital
- University of Virginia Cancer Center
- Inova Fairfax Hospital
- Augusta Health Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
- Sentara Cancer Institute at Sentara CarePlex Hospital
- Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital Hahn Cancer Center
- Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
- Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth
- Virginia Commonwealth University/Massey Cancer Center
- Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital
- Harrison Medical Center
- Saint Francis Hospital
- Tri-Cities Cancer Center
- Skagit Valley Hospital
- Virginia Mason Medical Center
- Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
- Olympic Medical Cancer Care Center
- Cancer Care Northwest - Spokane South
- Cancer Care Northwest-North Spokane
- Wenatchee Valley Hospital and Clinics
- Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center
- West Virginia University Healthcare
- Wheeling Hospital/Schiffler Cancer Center
- Langlade Hospital and Cancer Center
- ThedaCare Regional Medical Center - Appleton
- Beloit Memorial Hospital
- Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Hospital-Luther Campus
- Saint Agnes Hospital/Agnesian Cancer Center
- Bellin Memorial Hospital
- Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center Green Bay
- Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center at Saint Mary's
- Aurora BayCare Medical Center
- UW Cancer Center Johnson Creek
- Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
- Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare
- University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
- Bay Area Medical Center
- Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital
- Ascension Columbia Saint Mary's Hospital Ozaukee
- Ascension Columbia Saint Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee
- Aurora Saint Luke's Medical Center
- Medical College of Wisconsin
- Ascension All Saints Hospital
- Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic-Sheboygan
- Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center at Sturgeon Bay
- Aurora Medical Center in Summit
- Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic-Two Rivers
- ProHealth Waukesha Memorial Hospital
- Aspirus Regional Cancer Center
- Aurora West Allis Medical Center
- Cross Cancer Institute
- BCCA-Vancouver Cancer Centre
- CancerCare Manitoba
- Atlantic Health Sciences Corporation-Saint John Regional Hospital
- Grand River Regional Cancer Centre at Grand River Hospital
- London Regional Cancer Program
- Stronach Regional Health Centre at Southlake
- Ottawa Hospital and Cancer Center-General Campus
- Ottawa Hospital-Civic Campus
- Irving Greenberg Family Cancer Centre
- Windsor Regional Cancer Centre
- Hopital de la Cite-de-la-Sante
- CIUSSSEMTL-Hopital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
- CHUM - Hopital Notre-Dame
- McGill University Department of Oncology
- CHUM - Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal
- The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC)
- CHU de Quebec-L'Hotel-Dieu de Quebec (HDQ)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke-Fleurimont
- Allan Blair Cancer Centre
- Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital
- Rabin Medical Center
- Chaim Sheba Medical Center
- Shizuoka Cancer Center
- National Cancer Center-Korea
- Yonsei University Health System-Severance Hospital
- National University Hospital Singapore
- National Cancer Centre Singapore
- Kantonsspital Aarau
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Experimental
Whole breast irradiation + sequential boost
Hypofractionated whole breast irradiation + concurrent boost
Standard fractionation whole breast irradiation (WBI) with sequential boost.
Hypofractionated whole breast (H-WBI) irradiation with a concurrent boost