Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Code:

NCT03562273

Conditions

Breast Cancer Female

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Quality Of Life Sizing Nomogram

Study Details

Brief summary:

This study is a prospective, single arm study (registry) summarizing patient-level adverse-event and tumor outcomes as well as a number of feasibility and dosimetric characteristics of delivering a single-fraction boost with the GammaPod.

Conditions

Breast Cancer Female

Study ID

NCT03562273

Start date

Jan 3, 2019

Status verified date

Feb, 2026

Completion date

Dec, 2030

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • The patient must sign consent for study participation.
  • The patient must be female and have a diagnosis of an invasive or non-invasive breast cancer that was treated surgically by a partial mastectomy.
  • The patient must be deemed an appropriate candidate for breast conserving therapy (i.e. not pregnant, never had radiation to the treated breast, breast size would allow adequate cosmesis after volume loss from partial mastectomy).
  • Patients with involved lymph nodes are candidates for the study.
  • Surgical margins are negative for invasive (no tumor on ink) or non-invasive breast cancer (2 mm negative margin).
  • The greatest dimension of the tumor is less than 4cm before surgery.
  • Multifocal disease is allowed if it was removed by a single lumpectomy resection and the patient remained a candidate for breast conservation.
  • Age 18 years and older.
  • Women of childbearing potential (pre-menopausal defined as having a menstrual period within the past 1 year) must have a negative serum pregnancy test or complete a pregnancy waiver form per institutional policy.
  • The surgical cavity is clearly visible on CT images. Of note, clips are not required but recommended.
  • The patient must weigh less than 150Kg (330lb), which is the limit of the imaging couch.
  • The patient must be less than 6'6" in height.
  • The patient must feel comfortable in the prone position.
  • Diagnosis of prior contralateral breast cancer is allowed.
  • Diagnosis of synchronous bilateral cancers is allowed. In this case if bilateral boosts are required, a patient would not have both treatments on the same day.
  • Oncoplastic reduction surgery is allowed if the lumpectomy cavity can be clearly visualized.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with proven multi-centric carcinoma (tumors in different quadrants of the breast or tumor separated by at least 4 cm).
  • Prior radiation therapy to that breast or that hemi thorax.
  • Unable to fit into the immobilization breast cup with an adequate seal.
  • Male gender.
  • Patient cannot comfortably be set up in the prone position (i.e. physical disability)
  • Unable to fit into the breast immobilization device due to breast size or other anatomical reason.
  • Mastectomy is the surgery performed.
  • Patient has received prior radiotherapy to the involved breast.
  • Tumor bed is less than 3 mm from the skin surface.
  • Greater than 50% of the target volume is above the upper border of the table.
  • Patients with skin involvement, regardless of tumor size.
  • Patients with connective tissue disorders specifically systemic lupus erythematosis, scleroderma, or dermatomyositis.
  • Patients with psychiatric or addictive disorders that would preclude obtaining informed consent.
  • Patients who are pregnant or lactating due to potential exposure of the fetus to RT and unknown effects of RT to lactating females.
  • Patients with breast implants/tissue expanders or flap reconstruction.

Study Design

Enrollment

160 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

GammaPod Quality of Life Evaluations

This study is a prospective, single arm study (registry) summarizing patient-level adverse-event and tumor outcomes as well as a number of feasibility and dosimetric characteristics of delivering a single-fraction boost with the GammaPod.

Interventions

Quality Of Life Sizing Nomogram

If the participant meets the eligibility criteria of the study, and participant chooses to take part, they will receive the tumor bed boost in 8 Gy in 1 fraction just prior to starting whole breast radiation after joining the study. Treatment to the whole breast will begin within 7-8 days from the TB boost (GammaPodTM) treatment.

The radiation therapy will take approximately 6 weeks to complete. Follow-up visits specifically for this study will continue for one year, although the physician will continue to follow as part of routine care.

Primary outcome measure

  • Quality Of Life Evaluations [ Time Frame: 1 year ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Elizabeth M. Nichols, M.D.

410-328-2324enichols1@umm.edu

Madiha Qutab, M.S.

410-328-6472madiha.qutab@umm.edu

Locations

Upper Chesapeake Health

Recruiting

Bel Air, Maryland, United States, 21014

Contacts

Linda Romar, BS

443-643-1877lromar@umm.edu

Central Maryland Oncology Center

Recruiting

Columbia, Maryland, United States, 21044

Contacts

Madiha Qutab, M.S.

443-328-6472madiha.qutab@umm.edu

Baltimore Washington Medical Center

Recruiting

Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States, 21061

Contacts

Pilar Strycula, RN, BSN

410-553-8110Pstrycula@.umm.edu

UTSouthwestern

Recruiting

Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390

Contacts

Sara Gamal

214-645-8519Sara.Gamal@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator:

Asal Rahimi, MD, MS

More Information

Sponsor

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Last update posted

Feb 20, 2026

Last verified

Feb, 2026

Keywords

  • Breast Nomogram
  • Breast Cancer Quality of Life
  • GammaPod Registry

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Maryland, Baltimore on 2026-02-20.