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A collaborative trial to evaluate the role of radiotherapy and adjuvant tamoxifen in the conservative management of clinical stage I and II breast cancer
ISRCTN ISRCTN68177645
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
Public title A collaborative trial to evaluate the role of radiotherapy and adjuvant tamoxifen in the conservative management of clinical stage I and II breast cancer
Scientific title
Acronym N/A
Serial number at source BR3002
Study hypothesis Not provided at time of registration
Ethics approval Not provided at time of registration
Study design Randomised controlled trial
Countries of recruitment United Kingdom
Disease/condition/study domain Breast
Participants - inclusion criteria 1. Histologically proven adenocarcinoma of breast
2. Tumour size <5 cm
3. No clinically palpable axillary nodes
4.. Have had an operation resulting in a cosmetically satisfactory breast
5. No evidence of systemic metastases
6. No previous treatment for a malignancy by radiotherapy or chemotherapy
7. Patients with Paget's disease of the nipple, bilateral breast cancer or lymphoedema of the breast are excluded
8. No previous or co-existing malignancies, except basal cell carcinoma of skin and in-situ carcinoma of cervix
9. Patients must be fit enough to receive any of the specified treatments
Participants - exclusion criteria Not provided at time of registration
Anticipated start date 01/01/1997
Anticipated end date 31/12/1999
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material
Target number of participants Not provided at time of registration
Interventions Following surgery to remove the tumour patients are randomised into one of six treatment groups:
1. Group A: Tamoxifen daily for 2 years
2. Group B: Tamoxifen daily until recurrence
3. Group C: Short radiotherapy plus tamoxifen daily for 2 years
4. Group D: Short radiotherapy plus tamoxifen daily until recurrence
5. Group E: Long radiotherapy plus tamoxifen daily for 2 years
6. Group F: Long radiotherapy plus tamoxifen daily until recurrence

SYSTEMIC TREATMENT: Tamoxifen 20 mg daily to start immediately following surgery

POST-OPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY:
Short Radiotherapy: 40 Gy in fifteen daily fractions given over 3 weeks with a supplementary boost to the local tumour site of 15 Gy in five daily fractions.
Long Radiotherapy: 50 Gy in twenty-five daily fractions given over 5 weeks with a supplementary boost to the local tumour site of 15 Gy in five daily fractions.
Primary outcome measure(s) Not provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measure(s) Not provided at time of registration
Sources of funding Cancer Research UK
Trial website
Publications
Contact name Dr  -  -
  Address UKCCCR Register Co-ordinator
MRC Clinical Trials Unit
222 Euston Road
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode NW1 2DA
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0) 20 7670 4723
  Fax +44 (0) 20 7670 4818
  Email register@ctu.mrc.ac.uk
Sponsor Cancer Research UK (CRUK) (UK)
  Address PO Box 123
Lincoln's Inn Fields
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode WC2A 3PX
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)20 7317 5186
  Fax +44 (0)20 7487 4302
  Email kate.law@cancer.org.uk
  Sponsor website: http://www.cancer.org.uk
Date applied 01/07/2001
Last edited 13/05/2008
Date ISRCTN assigned 01/07/2001
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