Assessment of Ability of Breath Hold for Left-sided Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy to Reduce Side Effects to Heart
Completed
Conditions studied: Breast Cancer
In brief
The purpose of this research study is to demonstrate that Deep Inspiration Breath Hold (DIBH), the technique used at the University of North Carolina (UNC) for left-side breast cancer radiation therapy, can reduce side effects to the heart.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01849614
- Run by
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
- People needed
- 25
- Starts
- 2013-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2016-03-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-05-12
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 99. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- signed an Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved informed consent document for protocol
- age >= 18 years
- histologically confirmed left-sided breast cancer scheduled to undergo curative intent radiation treatment post lumpectomy or mastectomy
- stage 0-III left-sided breast cancer (including DCIS)
- SPECT score of 0 at baseline
- radiation oncologist agrees target volume coverage will not be compromised via use of the DIBH technique along with conformal field shaping
You may not qualify if…
- active cardiac disease, defined as a history of angina, arrhythmias, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, or any other cardiac condition, which in the opinion of the treating physician would make this protocol unreasonably hazardous for the patient
- symptomatic pulmonary disease currently requiring regular medication including but not restricted to bronchodilators
- concurrent chemotherapy
- prior receipt of mediastinal radiation therapy
- pregnant or lactating women
- inability to understand and follow breathing instructions for the DIBH procedure
Where it is running
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Radiation Oncology — Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
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