Efficacy of Capecitabine With Adjuvant Radiotherapy in Treatment of Early Stages Breast Cancer (Retrospective Study).

1- Determine the efficacy and safety of concurrent capecitabine and external beam irradiation in patients with early stages breast cancer.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Breast Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Radiation: Radiotherapy

Detailed Description

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among American women, In 2021 it is estimated that about 30%of newly diagnosed cancers in women will be breast cancer. As of January 2021, there are more than 3,8 million women with history of breast cancer in U.S.A including women currently being treated and those who finished treatment.

Death rates have been steady in women under 50years old since 2007,but have continued to drop in women over 50 years old .The overall death rate from breast cancer decreased by 1% per year from 2013 to 2018.these decreases are thought to be the result of treatment advances and earlier detection and screening.

About 43,600 women in U.S.A are expected to die in 2021 from Breast cancer. A woman's risk of breast cancer nearly doubles if she has a first degree relative who has been diagnosed with breast cancer .Less than 15% of women who get breast cancer have family member diagnosed with breast cancer. About 85% of breast cancer occur in women who have no family history of breast cancer ,these occurs due to genetic mutations that happen as results of aging process rather than inherited mutations. . [1]

The treatment of breast cancer includes the treatment of local disease with surgery, radiation therapy or both ,and systemic treatment with chemotherapy ,endocrine therapy ,biologic therapy or combination of these.[2]

After lumpectomy, whole breast irradiation is strongly recommended with or without boost to tumor bed for node positive (category 1 for those with positive nodes; category 2A for those with negative axillary nodes). This recommendation shows reduction in 10 -year risk of recurrence in those who received whole breast irradiation versus those who did not. In addition significant reduction in 15-year risk of breast cancer death was also observed. [3] Radiotherapy after mastectomy and Axillary lymph node dissection in (node positive disease) reduced both recurrence and breast cancer mortality in women with 1-3 positive lymph nodes even when systemic therapy was administered. [4] In node negative disease and tumor less than 5 cm and clear margin >1mm, post mastectomy radiation therapy is not recommended.

Primary radiotherapy has been used for local control of breast tumors in variety of situations. Excellent local control was obtained by Chargari et al with radiation alone in early stage tumors with loco regional control at 7 years of 95,8%. [5] Certain chemotherapeutic agents are known as radio-sensitizers, allowing for enhanced therapeutic ratio and improved tumor control when given concurrently with radiotherapy .concurrent chemo -radiotherapy has been used at multiple disease sites , with gains in local control, disease free survival ,and overall survival over radiation alone.[6] Combining adjuvant radiotherapy with capecitabine appears to be safe and feasible for chemotherapy resistant breast cancer patient with stage I-III who has residual disease in form of improve local and distant disease control [7].

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 47

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Seham Adel Ali, Master degree; Phone Number: +201119817552; Email: sehamadel24@gmail.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Early stage breast cancer Patients who received adjuvant Radiotherapy with capecitabine .

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age of patients ≥ 18 years old patients.
2. Histopathology confirmed: invasive ductal carcinoma.
3. Breast conservative surgery or mastectomy.
4. Early stage breast cancer patients.
5. Adjuvant chemotherapy in the form of Anthracyclins based.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Contraindications to radiotherapy: such as previous irradiation to chest wall or skin diseases.
2. Pregnancy or lactation.
3. Contraindications to capecitabine such as: severe renal impairment Or hypersensitivity to capecitabine.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Disease free survival	Disease free survival	baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Assiut University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• 1-. American Cancer society. .American cancer society. Cancer facts and figures 2021.available at: How common is breast cancer/ Jan 2021. http://www.cancer.org/content/dam/cancer-org/research/cancer-fact and ststics /annual- cancer-facts-and figures -2021.pdf. 2- stackievicz R ,Paran H ,Bernhiem J, et al. Prognostic significance of HER-2 /neu expression in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ. Isr med assoc j 2010 ;12:290-295 available at : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov,pubmed/20929083. 3-. early breast cancer trialists collaborative G, Darby S,Mc Gale P,et al. effect of radiotherapy after breast conserving surgery on 10-year recurrence and 15- year breast cancer death :meta-analysis of individual patients data for 10,801 women in 17 randomized trials .Lancet 2011;378:1707-1716 Available at: http:// www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov,pubmed/22019144. 4-.early breast cancer trialists collaborative G, Darby S,Mc Gale P,et al. effect of radiotherapy after mastectomy and axillary surgery on 10- year recurrence and 20-year breast cancer mortality :meta-analysis individual patients data for 8135 women in 22 randomized trials. Lancet 2014; 383:2127-2135 available at: http:// www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov,pubmed/24656685. 5-.Chargari C,Kirova YM,Laki F, et al. the impact of loco regional treatment in elderly breast cancer patients :hypo -fractionated exclusive radiotherapy, single institution long term results .breast 2010 ;19;413-6. 6-.Karasawa K,Saito M, Hariwatari H et al. the role of chemo radiotherapy in patients with unresectable T4 breast tumors breast cancer 2013;20:254-61. 7- N Engl J Med 2017; 376:2147-2159

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Anticipated): April 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): April 1, 2023
• Study Completion (Anticipated): April 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 23, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 24, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): March 25, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 1, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 30, 2023
• Last Verified: January 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Skin Diseases; Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Breast Diseases; Breast Neoplasms
• Other Study ID Numbers: Radiotherapy in breast cancer

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No