Shortening Adjuvant Photon and Proton Irradiation (SAPPHIRe-II): A 4 Cohort, Randomized, Phase II Multi-center Trial Evaluating Shorter Schedules of Adjuvant Regional Nodal Irradiation Among Women and Men With Node-positive and High-risk Node-negative Invasive Breast Cancer
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Brief Summary
To learn about the effects of shorter RNI regimens in patients with breast cance who have had a lumpectomy or mastectomy and who are at higher risk for lower risk for the disease returning.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_2 breast-cancer
Started Aug 2025
Typical duration for phase_2 breast-cancer
4 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 15, 2025
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 22, 2025
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
August 19, 2025
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 1, 2029
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 1, 2031
May 20, 2026
May 1, 2026
3.4 years
July 15, 2025
May 19, 2026
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Safety and Adverse Events (AEs)
Incidence of Adverse Events, Graded According to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) Version (v) 5.0
Through study completion; an average of 1 year
Study Arms (8)
High-Risk Lumpectomy Cohort Arm 1: Moderately Hypofractionated Breast+RNI with SIB
EXPERIMENTALHigh-Risk Lumpectomy Cohort Arm 2: Moderately Hypofractionated Breast+RNI with Sequential Boost
OTHERHigh-Risk Mastectomy Cohort Arm 1: Moderately Hypofractionated Chest Wall+RNI with SIB
EXPERIMENTALHigh-Risk Mastectomy Cohort Arm 2: Moderately Hypofractionated Chest Wall+RNI with Sequential Boost
OTHERLow-Risk Lumpectomy Cohort Arm 1: Ultrahypofractionated Breast+RNI with SIB
EXPERIMENTALLow-Risk Lumpectomy Cohort Arm 2: Moderately Hypofractionated Breast+RNI with SIB
OTHERLow-Risk Mastectomy Cohort Arm 1: Ultrahypofractionated Chest Wall+RNI
EXPERIMENTALLow-Risk Mastectomy Cohort Arm 2: Moderately Hypofractionated Breast+RNI
OTHERInterventions
Given by infusion
Given by infusion
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Eligibility Criteria Applicable to All Cohorts
- Histologically confirmed invasive breast cancer (nodal involvement from presumed invasive breast cancer in the setting of occult breast cancer is sufficient to meet this criteria)
- \. Regional nodal irradiation recommended by treating radiation oncologist. 2 Negative final surgical margins. 3 No more than 12 weeks have elapsed since final breast/lymph node surgery for patients treated with surgery alone or neoadjuvant chemotherapy. No more than 12 weeks have elapsed since final cytotoxic chemotherapy for patients who received adjuvant chemotherapy. 5. Age ≥18 years. Because breast cancer is exceedingly rare in patients \< 18 years of age, children are excluded from this study. 6. Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy are eligible provided that the natural history and treatment of the prior or concurrent malignancy does not interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational radiation regimen used in this trial. 7. Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. 8. Concurrent enrollment on other observational, translational, or therapeutic studies is allowed provided there is no direct conflict between the other protocol and the radiation regimen proscribed in this trial.
- Eligibility Criteria for the Low-Risk Lumpectomy Cohort
- For patients treated with upfront surgery, pathologic stage pT0-T4b N0-N3a breast cancer without infraclavicular or internal mammary nodal involvement.
- For patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy, clinical stage cT0-T4b N0-N2a breast cancer.
- Treated with lumpectomy (or axillary surgery only in the case of occult primary breast cancer)
- No nodal boost recommended by the treating radiation oncologist.
- Eligibility Criteria for the High-Risk Lumpectomy Cohort
- Treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- Clinical stage cT0-T4b N1-N3a/b/c
- Treated with lumpectomy (or axillary surgery only in the case of occult primary breast cancer)
- Nodal boost recommended by the treating radiation oncologist.
- Eligibility Criteria for the Low-Risk Mastectomy Cohort
- For patients treated with upfront surgery, pathologic stage T0-T2 N0-N2a
- +20 more criteria
You may not qualify if:
- History of therapeutic radiation overlapping with the index breast or nodal basins that require radiation therapy.
- History of scleroderma
- Pregnant women are excluded from this study because ionizing radiation has the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects.
- Patients with psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (4)
Banner MD Anderson Northern Colorado
Loveland, Colorado, 80538, United States
Cooper Hospital University Medical Center
Voorhees Township, New Jersey, 08103, United States
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Benjamin Smith, MD
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 15, 2025
First Posted
July 22, 2025
Study Start
August 19, 2025
Primary Completion (Estimated)
January 1, 2029
Study Completion (Estimated)
January 1, 2031
Last Updated
May 20, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-05