TROG 10.02 (RAPID)

Primary sponsor: OCOG (Ontario Clinical Oncology Group)
Collaborating groups: TROG

Title

A Randomised Trial of Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation

Summary

Doctors are always looking for better ways to treat people with breast cancer.  Partial breast irradiation (in comparison to whole breast irradiation) exposes less of the body to a high dose of radiation.  Also, because a smaller area is treated, the size of each radiation treatment can be larger.  This means that partial breast irradiation can be completed in 1 week (2 treatments per day over 5 days for a total of 10 treatments) instead of up to 6 weeks required for whole breast irradiation.

This study compares partial breast irradiation to whole breast irradiation to see if it is effective as whole breast irradiation at preventing breast cancer recurrence, if the side-effects are different, if it is more convenient for women and if it has different effects on the quality of life of women receiving radiation after breast conserving surgery.

Final accrual

2128

Trial Status

Closed to accrual, July 2011

Trial chairpersons

International: Dr Tim Whelan and Dr Ivo Olivotto (OCOG)
Australian: Prof Boon Chua, Director of Cancer and Haematology Services at UNSW and Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney 

Trial contact

Rebecca Montgomery
TROG Trial Coordinating Centre
Phone: +61 2 4014 3910
Email: rebecca.montgomery@trog.com.au

Further information

TROG trial 10.02 on Australian Cancer Trials website

Trial resources for TROG members

TROG 10.02 member page