Boon H Chua, Emma K Link, Ian H Kunkler, Timothy J Whelan, A Helen Westenberg, Guenther Gruber, Guy Bryant, Verity Ahern, Kash Purohit, Peter H Graham, Mohamed Akra, Orla McArdle, Peter O'Brien, Jennifer A Harvey, Carine Kirkove, John H Maduro, Ian D Campbell, Geoff P Delaney, Joseph D Martin, T Trinh T Vu, Thierry M Muanza, Anthony Neal, Ivo A Olivotto
BACKGROUND: Whole breast irradiation (WBI) after conservative surgery for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) reduces local recurrence. We investigated whether a tumour bed boost after WBI improved outcomes, and examined radiation dose fractionation sensitivity for non-low-risk DCIS. METHODS: The study was an international, randomised, unmasked, phase 3 trial involving 136 participating centres of six clinical trials organisations in 11 countries (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Italy, Ireland, and the UK)...
August 6, 2022: Lancet