About this trial
This study investigates the safety and efficacy of hypofractionated radiotherapy (HFRT) versus conventional fractionated radiotherapy (CFRT) in breast cancer patients undergoing total mastectomy with prosthetic reconstruction.
Study Design Population: Patients with high-risk breast cancer after mastectomy and immediate implant reconstruction.
Intervention:
HFRT Arm: 43.5 Gy in 15 fractions (2.9 Gy/fraction, 3 weeks). Control Arm: CFRT (50 Gy in 25 fractions, 2 Gy/fraction, 5 weeks). Endpoints Primary: Reconstruction failure rate (e.g., implant removal, capsular contracture)
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Female, aged 18-75 years
Karnofsky Performance Status ≥60
Histopathologically confirmed invasive breast adenocarcinoma
Total mastectomy [with or without nipple-areolar complex preservation] + axillary dissection/sentinel lymph node biopsy + implant/expander placement R0 resection with negative margins
Disqualifiers
Prior radiotherapy to chest wall or nodal regions
Pregnancy or lactation
T4 stage disease
Autologous breast reconstruction of the irradiated breast
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
hypofractionated radiotherapy
Radiation43.5 Gy in 15 fractions (2.9 Gy/fraction, 3 weeks)
conventional fractionated radiotherapy
Radiation50 Gy in 25 fractions, 2 Gy/fraction, 5 weeks
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Reconstruction Failure Rate
implant removal, capsular contracture ≥ Baker grade III
Secondary outcomes
Other Implant-Related Adverse Events
infection, skin necrosis, implant exposure
Radiation-Related Toxicities
grade ≥3 dermatitis, pneumonitis, lymphedema
DFS
Disease-Free Survival
OS
Overall Survival
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