Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy alone or with regional hyperthermia for localised high-risk soft-tissue sarcoma: a randomised phase 3 multicentre study

Rolf D Issels, Lars H Lindner, Jaap Verweij, Peter Wust, Peter Reichardt, Baard-Christian Schem, Sultan Abdel-Rahman, Soeren Daugaard, Christoph Salat, Clemens-Martin Wendtner, Zeljko Vujaskovic, Rüdiger Wessalowski, Karl-Walter Jauch, Hans Roland Dürr, Ferdinand Ploner, Andrea Baur-Melnyk, Ulrich Mansmann, Wolfgang Hiddemann, Jean-Yves Blay, Peter HohenbergerEuropean Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma Group (EORTC-STBSG)

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Abstract

The optimum treatment for high-risk soft-tissue sarcoma (STS) in adults is unclear. Regional hyperthermia concentrates the action of chemotherapy within the heated tumour region. Phase 2 studies have shown that chemotherapy with regional hyperthermia improves local control compared with chemotherapy alone. We designed a parallel-group randomised controlled trial to assess the safety and efficacy of regional hyperthermia with chemotherapy.
Original languageEnglish
JournalThe Lancet Oncology
Volume11
Issue number6
Pages (from-to)561-70
Number of pages10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2010

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