Hypofractionated Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients With Prosthetic Reconstruction
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Breast Cancer
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Female
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 120 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Barretos Cancer Hospital · Other
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About This Trial
RATIONALE:
Radiotherapy (RT) can be indicated to patients submitted to breast-conserving surgery, but, despite the benefits, adjuvant RT can cause contracture generated by tissue fibrosis in patients with immediate prosthetic reconstruction, which could cause prosthesis loss. The biological explanation of this outcome is not fully understood, but recent advances in the analysis of patient-derived…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Women with confirmed histological diagnosis of invasive ductal carcinoma and lobular breast carcinoma;
* Radical mastectomy with immediate reconstruction with a prosthesis;
* Patients indicated for adjuvant RT;
* Any lymph node status;
* With or without adjuvant chemotherapy;
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