RecruitingPhase 3NCT06926543

Postoperative Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer- Concurrent or Sequential With Chemotherapy

Phase III Randomized Controlled Trial of Sequential Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy Versus Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy in Adjuvant Treatment of Breast Cancer (CONCERT)


Sponsor

Dr. Tabassum Wadasadawala

Enrollment

858 participants

Start Date

May 14, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

This clinical research aims to determine if concurrent chemotherapy and radiation therapy is more effective than sequential chemotherapy and radiation therapy for patients with stage IIB-III breast cancer. It seeks to answer the following key questions: 1. When compared to sequential treatment, does concurrent chemoradiotherapy increase disease-free survival? 2. What effects does concurrent treatment have on post-operative look, quality of life, and side effects including arm swelling (lymphoedema)? 3. What are each treatment approach's financial costs? Researchers will compare the following to groups: Arm A: Participants in the sequential treatment group will first undergo chemotherapy and then radiation. and Arm B: Participants in the concurrent treatment group will undergo radiation therapy while undergoing chemotherapy. Participants are going to: 1. Get the usual chemotherapy (taxanes and/or anthracyclines). 2. Receive radiation therapy for three to four weeks. 3. Have follow-up visits every 6months for 5years to check for cancer recurrence, side effects, and quality of life.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is comparing two approaches for giving radiation therapy and chemotherapy after breast cancer surgery: giving them at the same time (concurrent) versus one after the other (sequential). The aim is to find out which approach is safer, easier to tolerate, and just as effective. **You may be eligible if...** - You are over 18 years old - You have been diagnosed with invasive breast cancer (stage IIB–III) - Your treatment plan includes both chemotherapy and radiation after surgery - You are fit enough to receive both treatments **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You have a hypersensitivity (allergy) to taxane chemotherapy drugs - You received all of your chemotherapy before surgery (neoadjuvant setting only) - You are unable or unwilling to attend regular follow-up visits - You are pregnant - Your anatomy makes it impossible to give safe radiation doses to your heart and lungs Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

DRUGChemoradiation

This intervention will consist of getting chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy, i.e, in a sequential manner

DRUGChemoradiation

This intervention will consist of getting chemotherapy and radiotherapy at the same time, i.e, in a concurrent manner.


Locations(5)

Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre

Vishkhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

Tata Memorial Centre

Mumbai, Maharasthra, India

Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre

New Chandigarh, Punjab, India

Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital, Sangrur

Sangrur, Punjab, India

Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Cancer Centre

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

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