A systematic overview of radiation therapy effects in soft tissue sarcomas

H Strander, I Turesson, E Cavallin-Ståhl - Acta oncologica, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
A systematic review of radiation therapy trials in several tumour types was performed by The
Swedish Council of Technology Assessment in Health Care (SBU). The procedures for …

Diagnosis and management of pleomorphic sarcomas (so‐called “MFH”) in adults

AF Nascimento, CP Raut - Journal of surgical oncology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The existence of “malignant fibrous histiocytoma”(“MFH”) as a distinct entity is controversial.
Previously accepted as the most common sarcoma affecting adults, it is now known to …

Radiation therapy for treatment of soft tissue sarcoma in adults: executive summary of an ASTRO clinical practice guideline

KE Salerno, KM Alektiar, EH Baldini, M Bedi… - Practical radiation …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations addressing the
indications for radiation therapy (RT), sequencing of local therapies, and appropriate dose …

Prognostic factors for patients with localized soft‐tissue sarcoma treated with conservation surgery and radiation therapy: An analysis of 1225 patients

GK Zagars, MT Ballo, PWT Pisters… - … Journal of the …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Prognostic factors for patients with soft‐tissue sarcoma who are treated with
conservative surgery and radiation are documented poorly. METHODS The …

Guidelines for the management of soft tissue sarcomas

R Grimer, I Judson, D Peake, B Seddon - Sarcoma, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
These guidelines were drawn up following a consensus meeting of UK sarcoma specialists
convened under the auspices of the British Sarcoma Group and are intended to provide a …

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor: analysis of treatment outcome

WW Wong, T Hirose, BW Scheithauer, SE Schild… - International Journal of …, 1998 - Elsevier
Purpose: To analyze the results of therapy for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
(MPNST) and to identify prognostic factors of survival, and of local and distant control of …

Operative management of primary retroperitoneal sarcomas: a reappraisal of an institutional experience

I Hassan, SZ Park, JH Donohue, DM Nagorney… - Annals of …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To review our recent experience with primary retroperitoneal sarcomas,
determine prognostic factors for disease recurrence and patient survival, and compare them …

Results of radiation therapy for unresected soft-tissue sarcomas

L Kepka, TF DeLaney, HD Suit, SI Goldberg - International Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
Purpose: Definitive radiotherapy is uncommonly used in the management of soft-tissue
sarcoma (STS). The purpose of the study was to evaluate the results of radiotherapy for …

Predictors for major wound complications following preoperative radiotherapy and surgery for soft-tissue sarcoma of the extremities and trunk: importance of tumor …

EH Baldini, MR Lapidus, Q Wang, J Manola… - Annals of Surgical …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose Preoperative and postoperative RT for the treatment of high-grade soft-tissue
sarcoma result in similar local control and overall survival rates, but morbidities differ …

Radiation therapy in management of sporadic and neurofibromatosis type 1-associated malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors

J Kahn, A Gillespie, M Tsokos, J Ondos, E Dombi… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) are highly aggressive soft
tissue sarcomas in which complete surgical resection is the mainstay of therapy. However …