The research plan is conceived in two sections, as follows. (i)The technical study handles the set-up, motion and dosimetric issues of the radioablation technique using CyberKnife system.
(ii)The clinical section is organized in two studies: a phase I dose escalation study to identify the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) delivering 18 Gy, 21 Gy and 24 Gy in single fraction and a phase II study to evaluate the rate of pathological complete response (pCR) when a dose level is chosen according to the results of the previous phase I study.
Study population includes patients affected by cT1-T2 (up to 2.5 cm) cN0, adenocarcinoma of the breast, diagnosed with conventional workup. Surgical tumor removal will be scheduled after 4-8 weeks after radioablation. Whole breast radiation therapy without boost will be performed after surgery.
