Gene Signatures Searching of Sensitivity/Resistance to Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy in Patients With Resectable STS

[RADIOSARC] Searching for Specific Gene Signature(s) of Sensitivity/Resistance to Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy in Adults Patients With Resectable Soft Tissue Sarcomas of Limbs

To date, the radiation oncologist are missing biomarkers predictive of response/resistance to RT in order to identify patients who may benefit from RT and personalize the RT schedule. Our proposal is to conduct a cohort study aiming at identifying transcriptomic biomarkers predictive of sensitivity and/or resistance to RT in limbs STS patients

Whether RT should be performed pre or post-operatively is still a debated question. To date, the radiation oncologist are missing signature of response/resistance to RT in order to identify patients who may benefit from RT and personalize the RT schedule. Therefore, predicting the likelihood of response/resistance to RT is essential. The individual exploration with high-throughput approaches will participate in describing biological mechanisms involved in STS tumor cell pan-resistance, thus identifying potential molecular targets that could be inhibited to reverse intrinsic radioresistance. In this context, our proposal is to conduct a cohort study aiming at identifying transcriptomic signature predictive of sensitivity and/or resistance to RT in limbs STS patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male and female ≥ 18 years at time of non-opposition to participate to the study
• Patient with documented non-opposition to participate to the study.
• Patient with histologically and cytologically confirmed diagnosis with STS (..)
• Patient with availability of FFPE tumor block from initial diagnosis biopsy (mandatory) and surgery specimen (optional).
• Patients with tumor FFPE samples prepared with the last 4 years
• Patient with evaluable tumor sample meeting the following quality/quantity control criteria (..)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with metastatic soft tissue sarcoma at diagnosis
• Patients with exclusive radiotherapy without surgical resection
• Patients receiving neo adjuvant systemic treatment (chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy)