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Acute Lung InjuryPhase 2NCT05704166

PirfenidoneVsPlacebo as Prophylaxis Against Acute Radiation-induced Lung Injury Following HFRT in Breast Cancer Patients

A Phase 2 study of Acute Lung Injury and Prevention, run by Fujian Medical University Union Hospital at 1 site in China.

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Trial summary

The incidence of chest CT manifestations of lung injury after radiotherapy for breast cancer is more than 50%. Although the prognosis and quality of life of patients are rarely affected, it is still necessary to prevent the occurrence of minor radiation lung injury with the use of more novel drugs and subsequent… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 years, women only
Conditions the study is for
Acute Lung Injury, Prevention
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
214 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
16 Mar 2023to 31 Dec 2027
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 75 years
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • To be enrolled in this study, patients must meet all of the following inclusion criteria:
  • Breast invasive carcinoma or ductal carcinoma in situ or lobular carcinoma in situ confirmed by histology;
  • Age 18-75, female;
  • The physical state score of the Eastern Tumor Cooperative Group (ECOG) was 0-2;
  • Patients meeting the indications of postoperative radiotherapy and neoadjuvant chemotherapy: clinical stage 3 or above or postoperative ypT3-T4 or N+; Non-neoadjuvant chemotherapy patients: postoperative pathological staging of pT3-T4 or pN2 or above, or positive for upper and lower clavicle and lymph nodes in the internal milk region, or positive for clinical consideration; For patients with pT1-2N1, postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy should be determined based on the patient's age, tumor grade, incisal margin, number of positive lymph nodes, molecular typing, past complications, and patient's intention.
  • Radiotherapy regimen was chest wall + supraclavicular 40Gy/15f after root modification, or whole milk ± upper and lower clavicular 40Gy/15f after breast preservation, tumor bed simultaneous supplement 50Gy/15f;
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  • All screening period laboratory tests should be performed in accordance with protocol requirements and within 28 days prior to enrollment. The values of laboratory tests performed by screening must meet the following criteria:
  • blood routine check all meet the following criteria: A. Hb≥90g/L; B. ANC≥1.5×109/L; C. PLT≥70×109/L; biochemical examination all meet the following criteria: TBIL < 1.5× upper limit of normal range (ULN); ALT and AST≤2.5 x ULN; Serum Cr≤1.25×ULN or endogenous creatinine clearance ≥45 mL/min (Cockcroft-Gault formula)
  • Women who are at risk of becoming pregnant must undergo a negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days before the first dose and be willing to use a highly effective method of contraception during the trial period and 120 days after the last dose of the test drug. Male subjects with a partner of a woman of reproductive age should be surgically sterilized or consent to a highly effective method of contraception during the trial period and 120 days after the last test drug administration;
  • The subjects voluntarily joined the study, signed the informed consent, had good compliance, and cooperated with follow-up.

Who cannot join

  • Patients with any of the following criteria were not enrolled in this study
  • History and complications A. male breast cancer patients; B. Did not meet the conditions of large segmentation radiotherapy (upper and lower clavicular lymph node metastasis, internal milk lymph node metastasis, the patient refused large segmentation radiotherapy); C. The subject has any active, known, or suspected autoimmune disease. To admit subjects who are in a stable state and do not require systemic immunosuppressive therapy; D. The patient is participating in another clinical study or less than 4 weeks after the end of the previous clinical study; E. Patients with a known or highly suspected history of interstitial pneumonia; Or may interfere with the detection or management of suspected drug-related pulmonary toxicity; F. A history of other malignant tumors; Except in patients who have had potentially curable therapy and have not had disease recurrence for 5 years since treatment began; G. Pregnant women and patients with mental illness; H. Prior treatment with radiotherapy, chemotherapy, etc.; I. Patients with active tuberculosis should be excluded; J. Severe acute or chronic lung infections requiring systemic treatment; K. Patients with obvious blood coughing or daily hemoptysis of half a teaspoon (2.5ml) or more in the 2 months before randomization; L. Patients with heart failure (New York Heart Association standard Class III or IV), poor coronary artery disease control or arrhythmia, or a history of myocardial infarction in the 6 months prior to screening despite receiving appropriate medication.
  • Physical examination and laboratory examination A. A known history of testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or a known history of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS); B. untreated active hepatitis (hepatitis B: HBsAg positive with HBV DNA≥ 500 IU/mL; Hepatitis C: HCV RNA positive and abnormal liver function); Combined with hepatitis B and hepatitis C co-infection.
  • As determined by the investigator, the patient may have other factors that may lead to the termination of the study, such as other serious diseases or serious abnormalities in laboratory tests or other factors that may affect the safety of the subjects, or family or social factors such as the collection of test data and samples.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Yong Yang, Doctor contact

18813019084

dr_yangyong1983@163.com

Daxin Huang, Master contact

13655913399

1660579075@qq.com

China1 site, 1 recruiting

  • Fujian Medical University Union Hospital

    Fuzhou, Fujian

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Pirfenidone Versus Placebo as Prophylaxis Against Acute Radiation-induced Lung Injury Following Hypofractionated Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients (PRILI): A Phase 2 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Evaluating

The incidence of chest CT manifestations of lung injury after radiotherapy for breast cancer is more than 50%. Although the prognosis and quality of life of patients are rarely affected, it is still necessary to prevent the occurrence of minor radiation lung injury with the use of more novel drugs and subsequent salvage treatment may aggravate the radiation injury. This study intends to conduct a randomized, double-blind, single-center clinical study of pirfenidone versus placebo in the prevention of acute radiation induced lung injury after breast cancer surgery

Read the detailed description

The incidence of chest CT manifestations of lung injury after radiotherapy for breast cancer is more than 50%. Although the prognosis and quality of life of patients are rarely affected, it is still necessary to prevent the occurrence of minor radiation lung injury with the use of more novel drugs and subsequent salvage treatment may aggravate the radiation injury. This study intends to conduct a randomized, double-blind, single-center clinical study of pirfenidone versus placebo in the prevention of acute radiation induced lung injury after breast cancer surgery.In this study, the incidence of grade 1-4 radiation lung injury was expected to be 60% in the radiotherapy alone group (placebo group), and pirfenidone capsules (experimental group) were expected to reduce the incidence of lung injury after radiotherapy to 40%. Bilateral test showed a statistical efficacy of 0.8 (α option 0.05). In this study, two independent rate comparison sample sizes were used to calculate, Binomial Enumeration method was used for 97 patients in both groups, and the expected shedding rate was 10%. 107 patients were needed in each group, and the total sample size was 214. Biological specimens are expected to be obtained from more than 100 patients.

Being tested
Pirfenidone/Placebo
Keywords
Pirfenidone, Prophylaxis, Acute Radiation-induced Lung Injury, Breast Cancer
Medical subject headings
Acute Lung Injury, Breast Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Pirfenidone/PlaceboDrug

    Also called Pirfenidone Capsules/Placebo

    Patients were given drugs orally one week before radiotherapy, 200mg/ time, 3 times a day in the first week; 300mg/ time 3 times daily for the second week and 400mg/ time 3 times daily for the third to eighth week. Take it after a meal.

Study groups in NCT05704166
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
PirfenidoneExperimentalPatients were given placebo or pirfenidone capsules orally one week before radiotherapy, 200mg/ time, 3 times a day in the first week; 300mg/ time 3 times daily for the second week and 400mg/ time 3 times daily for the third to eighth week. Take it after a meal.
Receives: Drug: Pirfenidone/Placebo
PlaceboPlacebo comparatorPatients were given placebo or pirfenidone capsules orally one week before radiotherapy, 200mg/ time, 3 times a day in the first week; 300mg/ time 3 times daily for the second week and 400mg/ time 3 times daily for the third to eighth week. Take it after a meal.
Receives: Drug: Pirfenidone/Placebo

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Changes in lung injury grading on chest computerized tomography within 3 months after radiotherapy

    Kouloulias scale was used to evaluate the changes of lung injury grading in chest computerized tomography within 3 months after radiotherapy. The higher the grading is, the more serious the lung injury is

    Measured: 4 weeks and 12 weeks after radiotherapy

Secondary outcomes (3)

  1. Relationship between biomarkers and radioactive damage

    The changes of the above cytokines in the blood of patients were monitored before and after radiotherapy, and the correlation between the changes of cytokines and the grade of radiation damage was analyzed

    Measured: 1 week before medication，4 weeks and 12 weeks after radiotherapy

  2. Relationship between biomarkers and therapy

    The changes of the above cytokines in the blood of patients were monitored before and after radiotherapy, and the correlation between the changes of cytokines and treatment was analyzed

    Measured: 1 week before medication，4 weeks and 12 weeks after radiotherapy

  3. security

    use the CTCAE5.0 scale to record adverse events to assess safety

    Measured: Every week of the medication，4 weeks and 12 weeks after radiotherapy

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted30 Jan 2023
  2. Study start16 Mar 2023
  3. Primary completion31 Jul 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2027 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
214 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05704166
Sponsor's protocol ID
FMUUH-BC-2201
Status last verified
Oct 2026
First submitted
21 Dec 2022
Last updated
29 Oct 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

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  • Clarke M, Collins R, Darby S, Davies C, Elphinstone P, Evans V, Godwin J, Gray R, Hicks C, James S, MacKinnon E, McGale P, McHugh T, Peto R, Taylor C, Wang Y; Early Breast Cancer Trialists' Collaborative Group (EBCTCG). Effects of radiotherapy and of differences in the extent of surgery for early breast cancer on local recurrence and 15-year survival: an overview of the randomised trials. Lancet. 2005 Dec 17;366(9503):2087-106. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67887-7.

    PubMed 16360786

  • EBCTCG (Early Breast Cancer Trialists' Collaborative Group); McGale P, Taylor C, Correa C, Cutter D, Duane F, Ewertz M, Gray R, Mannu G, Peto R, Whelan T, Wang Y, Wang Z, Darby S. Effect of radiotherapy after mastectomy and axillary surgery on 10-year recurrence and 20-year breast cancer mortality: meta-analysis of individual patient data for 8135 women in 22 randomised trials. Lancet. 2014 Jun 21;383(9935):2127-35. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60488-8. Epub 2014 Mar 19.

    PubMed 24656685

  • Overgaard M, Nielsen HM, Tramm T, Hojris I, Grantzau TL, Alsner J, Offersen BV, Overgaard J; DBCG Radiotherapy Group. Postmastectomy radiotherapy in high-risk breast cancer patients given adjuvant systemic therapy. A 30-year long-term report from the Danish breast cancer cooperative group DBCG 82bc trial. Radiother Oncol. 2022 May;170:4-13. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2022.03.008. Epub 2022 Mar 11.

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  • Wang SL, Fang H, Hu C, Song YW, Wang WH, Jin J, Liu YP, Ren H, Liu J, Li GF, Du XH, Tang Y, Jing H, Ma YC, Huang Z, Chen B, Tang Y, Li N, Lu NN, Qi SN, Yang Y, Sun GY, Liu XF, Li YX. Hypofractionated Versus Conventional Fractionated Radiotherapy After Breast-Conserving Surgery in the Modern Treatment Era: A Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial From China. J Clin Oncol. 2020 Nov 1;38(31):3604-3614. doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.01024. Epub 2020 Aug 11.

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  • Murray Brunt A, Haviland JS, Wheatley DA, Sydenham MA, Alhasso A, Bloomfield DJ, Chan C, Churn M, Cleator S, Coles CE, Goodman A, Harnett A, Hopwood P, Kirby AM, Kirwan CC, Morris C, Nabi Z, Sawyer E, Somaiah N, Stones L, Syndikus I, Bliss JM, Yarnold JR; FAST-Forward Trial Management Group. Hypofractionated breast radiotherapy for 1 week versus 3 weeks (FAST-Forward): 5-year efficacy and late normal tissue effects results from a multicentre, non-inferiority, randomised, phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2020 May 23;395(10237):1613-1626. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30932-6. Epub 2020 Apr 28.

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  • Offersen BV, Alsner J, Nielsen HM, Jakobsen EH, Nielsen MH, Krause M, Stenbygaard L, Mjaaland I, Schreiber A, Kasti UM, Overgaard J; Danish Breast Cancer Group Radiation Therapy Committee. Hypofractionated Versus Standard Fractionated Radiotherapy in Patients With Early Breast Cancer or Ductal Carcinoma In Situ in a Randomized Phase III Trial: The DBCG HYPO Trial. J Clin Oncol. 2020 Nov 1;38(31):3615-3625. doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.01363. Epub 2020 Sep 10.

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  • Vicini FA, Cecchini RS, White JR, Arthur DW, Julian TB, Rabinovitch RA, Kuske RR, Ganz PA, Parda DS, Scheier MF, Winter KA, Paik S, Kuerer HM, Vallow LA, Pierce LJ, Mamounas EP, McCormick B, Costantino JP, Bear HD, Germain I, Gustafson G, Grossheim L, Petersen IA, Hudes RS, Curran WJ Jr, Bryant JL, Wolmark N. Long-term primary results of accelerated partial breast irradiation after breast-conserving surgery for early-stage breast cancer: a randomised, phase 3, equivalence trial. Lancet. 2019 Dec 14;394(10215):2155-2164. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32514-0. Epub 2019 Dec 5.

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  • Jung W, Shim SS, Kim K. CT findings of acute radiation-induced pneumonitis in breast cancer. Br J Radiol. 2021 Aug 1;94(1124):20200997. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20200997. Epub 2021 Jun 16.

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  • Liu Y, Wang W, Shiue K, Yao H, Cerra-Franco A, Shapiro RH, Huang KC, Vile D, Langer M, Watson G, Bartlett G, Ai H, Sheski F, Jin JY, Zellars R, Fu P, Lautenschlaeger T, Kong FS. Risk factors for symptomatic radiation pneumonitis after stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Radiother Oncol. 2021 Mar;156:231-238. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2020.10.015. Epub 2020 Oct 21.

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Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study of Acute Lung Injury and Prevention, run by Fujian Medical University Union Hospital at 1 site in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 10 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Oct 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Yong Yang, Doctor (18813019084, dr_yangyong1983@163.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Changes in lung injury grading on chest computerized tomography within 3 months after radiotherapy (time frame: 4 weeks and 12 weeks after radiotherapy). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05704166, which also lists 37 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 29 Oct 2026.

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