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CompletedNCT04783818

Adjuvant Radiotherapy's Effect on One and Two Stages Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction and on Autologous Reconstruction

Multicenter Retrospective Evaluation Study of the Adjuvant Radiotherapy's Effect on One and Two Stages Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction and on Autologous Reconstruction

Status
Completed
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
3,200 (actual)
Sponsor
Humanitas Clinical and Research Center · Academic / Other
Sex
Female
Age
18 Years – 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

For patients with breast cancer subject to a mastectomy, preserving the morphology of the breast with immediate reconstruction is a crucial aspect to preserve the quality of life. There are several types of breast reconstruction: prosthetic in one or two stages and autologous reconstruction. Adjuvant radiotherapy has shown an improvement of the overall survival and of the local control for patients with positive lymph nodes. Despite the undoubted cancer benefits, several studies have shown the negative impact of radiotherapy on breast reconstruction. However, there are few studies with a significant number that evaluate the effect of radiotherapy on the three types of reconstruction. In particular, given the extreme variability in clinical approaches, there is no certainty about the best reconstructive timing compared to radiotherapy, the iterations with dermic matrices as well as the usefulness of ancillary procedures such as autologous adipose grafting. The aim of this study is to compare retrospectively these three types of reconstruction techniques to evaluate the effect of radiotherapy on different reconstructive modes.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
RADIATIONAdjuvant RadiotherapyPMRT

Timeline

Start date
2020-06-06
Primary completion
2020-11-23
Completion
2021-01-25
First posted
2021-03-05
Last updated
2021-03-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04783818. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.