Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Recurrent Breast Cancer
Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Recurrent Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays and other types of radiation to kill
 tumor cells. It is not yet known whether a single dose of radiation therapy is more effective
 than implant radiation therapy for 5 days in treating patients with recurrent breast cancer.

 PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying implant radiation therapy to see how well it works
 compared with radiation therapy during surgery in treating patients with recurrent breast
 cancer.
OBJECTIVES:

 -  To determine the in breast recurrence rate following repeat radiation to the breast.
 These patients will be followed for a period of five years following completion of
 radiation to determine these rates.

 -  To determine the cosmetic outcome resulting from partial breast re-irradiation using
 different techniques, including both physician and patient rated scales.

 -  To determine patient satisfaction of partial breast re-irradiation as it pertains to
 their overall treatment experience, as measured by a questionnaire.

 -  To determine if there are patient factors illuminated during a discussion of informed
 consent, which limit a patient's suitability to receive partial breast re-irradiation
 delivered by a particular technique.

 -  To evaluate tylectomy wound healing and overall complication rate after partial breast
 re-irradiation.

 -  To determine ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence rates and tumor bed recurrence
 rates.These patients will be followed for a period of five years following completion of
 the second course of radiation to determine these rates.

 OUTLINE: Patients are stratified according to which modality is best suited for the patient.
 Patients are assigned to 1 of 2 groups.

 All patients undergo excisional biopsy or needle localization removal of the tumor. Patients
 with margins < 2 mm undergo re-excision of the biopsy cavity.

 -  Group 1: Patients undergo partial breast irradiation delivered as a single
 intra-operative radiation dose to the tumor bed.

 -  Group 2: Patients undergo partial breast irradiation delivered by Mammosite®
 brachytherapy consisting of 10 fractions over 5 days.

 Quality of life is assessed at baseline, 1 month after completion of radiotherapy, and then
 at follow-up visits.

 After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 1 month, every 3 months for
 1 year, and then every 6 months for 5 years.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Patients' recurrences must have histologically confirmed ductal carcinoma in-situ,
 invasive ductal, medullary, papillary, colloid (mucinous), or tubular histologies.

 -  Lesion size ≤ 3 cm treated with a tylectomy and whole breast irradiation (with or
 without tumor bed boost)

 -  Unifocal breast cancer recurrence

 -  Negative resection margins with at least a 2 mm margin from invasive and in situ
 cancer or a negative re-excision

 -  Hormonal therapy is allowed. If chemotherapy is planned, the radiation is delivered
 first and chemotherapy must begin no earlier than two weeks following completion of
 radiation.

 -  Signed study-specific informed consent prior to study entry.

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Patients with distant metastatic disease

 -  Patients with invasive lobular carcinoma, extensive lobular carcinoma in-situ,
 extensive ductal carcinoma in-situ (spanning more than 3 cm), or nonepithelial breast
 malignancies such as lymphoma or sarcoma.

 -  Patients with multicentric carcinoma (tumors in different quadrants of the breast or
 tumors separated by at least 4 cm). Palpable or radiographically suspicious
 contralateral axillary, ipsilateral or contralateral supraclavicular, infraclavicular,
 or internal mammary lymph nodes unless these are histologically or cytologically
 confirmed negative.

 -  Extensive intraductal component (EIC) by the Harvard definition, i.e. 1) more than 25%
 of the invasive tumor is Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and DCIS present in adjacent
 breast tissue. Presence of an EIC increases the chance of local recurrence, and as
 such, one might not be a candidate for repeat breast conservation.

 -  Patients with Paget's disease of the nipple.

 -  Patients with skin involvement.

 -  Patients with collagen vascular disorders, specifically systemic lupus erythematosis,
 scleroderma, or dermatomyositis.

 -  Patients with psychiatric, neurologic, or addictive disorders that would preclude
 obtaining informed consent.

 -  Other malignancy, except non-melanomatous skin cancer, < 5 years prior to
 participation in this study.

 -  Patients who are pregnant or lactating due to potential fetal exposure to radiation
 and unknown effects of radiation on lactating females.

 -  Patients with known BReast CAncer gene (BRCA)1/BRCA 2 mutations.