Outpatient Clinic for Late Outcome for Breast Carcinoma in MAASTRO Clinic.

Maastricht Radiation Oncology

Status: Completed

Conditions: Breast Cancer

Treatments: Other: Outpatient clinic

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01978756

12-25-15/08

Details and patient eligibility

About

In order to evaluate the late outcome in patients curatively treated for breast cancer, a special outpatient clinic will be developed.

There are two main purposes of the outpatient clinic. The first purpose is evaluating the results of the radiation treatment by mapping A) late toxicity and B) tumour control and survival.

The second purpose is that this outpatient clinic for late outcome will also function as a pilot for a new CAT (Computer Assisted Theragnostics, abbreviated CAT project) in which multiple late outcome variables will be recorded. In this pilot we want to investigate whether physical presence of the patient on the outpatient clinic, allowing physical examination, has any added value to the questionnaires filled in by the patient at home.

The ultimate aim of this new CAT project is to use these multicentric data to develop models for predicting both oncological outcome and late side effects. Insight in the beneficial and adverse effects of a certain treatment using these predictive models, will be required choose the optimal treatment for the individual patient using a shared decision making process.

Enrollment: 387 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All patients treated for breast cancer with curative intent in MAASTRO clinic in 2002-2003 who are still alive.
• Consent to invitation letter and willing to participate.

Exclusion criteria

• Treatment without curative intent.
• No consent to invitation letter

Trial design

387 participants in 1 patient group

Outpatient clinic

Description:

All patients treated for breast cancer with curative intent in MAASTRO clinic in 2002-2003 who are still alive, who respond to our invitation letter and are willing to participate to visit the outpatient clinic. These patients will be sent a questionnaire with both basic and more detailed questions on their disease-status and on quality of life related outcome. In addition they will be asked to come to MAASTRO clinic for a more detailed evaluation of late side effects of the treatment. Patients are seen by a physician or a physician assistant at the outpatient clinic.

Treatment:

Other: Outpatient clinic