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| Name | Class |
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| University of Zurich | OTHER |
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Postoperative wound healing complications following preoperative radiotherapy represent a severe problem in the treatment of malignant soft tissue tumors, and are reported to be 34% and more. The literature discusses intensely the advantages and disadvantages of this multimodal treatment concept and there are different opinions. The Canadian prospective randomized NCIC SR2 trial showed increased wound complication rates in the study arm receiving preoperative radiation. The Sarcoma Center Zurich pursues mainly this treatment concept and the results shall now be analysed and published. The approach is to show that not only the complication rates are comparable to international bench marks, but also the (still intermediate time) local control rates.
Introduction: The Canadian prospective randomized NCIC SR2 trial tested the sequence of radiation and surgery for soft tissue sarcoma of the extremities. Similar disease control rates following pre- versus postoperative non-intensity modulated radiation therapy (non-IMRT) was found, with increased wound complications (17% vs 35%) in the preoperative radiation arm, [95% CI 5-30], p=0·01).
The investigators assessed a single center preoperative IMRT (or IMRT-equivalent highly conformal three dimensional conventional RT (3DcRT)) cohort with respect to the wound complication rate (WCR). The hypothesis was that a lower WCR rate was achieved in the era of IMRT as compared to the non-IMRT era when the Canadian Trial was conducted.
Methods: 67 consecutive patients irradiated with 50Gy in 25 fractions between 3/2008-3/2016 with preoperative IMRT (n=48, 72%) or highly conformal IMRT-equivalent 3DcRT dose distribution (n=19, 28%) were assessed. All patients were previously discussed at the weekly interdisciplinary sarcoma board of the Sarcoma Center Zurich.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Combined Radiation/ Surgery | All patients treated with combined radiotherapy and surgery at Balgrist University Hospital and University Hospital Zurich |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Radiation | Radiation | preoperative Radiotherapy/ IMRT |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Major and minor wound healing complications | through study completion, minimum 6 weeks post surgery |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Local and metastatic disease control based on imaging such as CT scans and MRI | maximum 10 years post surgery | |
| Overall survival at the latest point of follow- up | maximum 10 years post surgery |
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67 patients with histological proven malignant soft tissue sarcomas who underwent preoperative radiotherapy followed by surgical tumor resection
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Bruno Fuchs, Prof. MD PhD | Balgrist University Hospital | Study Chair |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Balgrist University Hospital | Zurich | 8008 | Switzerland | |||
| University Hospital |
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| ID | Term |
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| D012509 | Sarcoma |
| D011183 | Postoperative Complications |
| ID | Term |
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| D018204 | Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue |
| D009370 | Neoplasms by Histologic Type |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
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| ID | Term |
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| D011827 | Radiation |
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| D055585 | Physical Phenomena |
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| Zurich |
| 8008 |
| Switzerland |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |