Radiation therapy in retroperitoneal sarcoma management.
Rick L M HaasElizabeth H BaldiniPeter W ChungFrits van CoevordenThomas F DeLaneyPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2017)
Surgery is potentially curative for primary non-metastatic retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcomas (RPS), although patients remain at risk for local recurrence. To reduce this risk, the addition of radiotherapy to radical surgery may be considered. Nevertheless, level I evidence to support radiotherapy is currently lacking. The results from the EORTC-STBSG 62092-22092 studying this question are awaited. This manuscript addresses issues to consider when radiation-oncologists engage in a multidisciplinary treatment approach for RPS patients, including radiotherapy.
Keyphrases
- radiation therapy
- end stage renal disease
- early stage
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- minimally invasive
- prognostic factors
- radiation induced
- locally advanced
- small cell lung cancer
- peritoneal dialysis
- squamous cell carcinoma
- soft tissue
- coronary artery disease
- patient reported outcomes
- acute coronary syndrome
- surgical site infection