Epirubicin and Ifosfamide with Preoperative Radiation for High-Risk Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Lu E, Perlewitz KS, Hayden JB, Hung AY, Doung YC, Davis LE, Mansoor A, Vetto JT, Billingsley KG, Kaempf A, Park B, Ryan CW. Epirubicin and Ifosfamide with Preoperative Radiation for High-Risk Soft Tissue Sarcomas. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2018, 25: 920-927. PMID: 29388122, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-018-6346-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue sarcomasHigh-risk soft tissue sarcomasPhase II studyII studyPreoperative radiationTissue sarcomasHigh-grade soft tissue sarcomasHigh-risk STS patientsDistant disease-free survivalM2/dayExtensive institutional experienceLocal-regional failureDisease-free survivalRetrospective chart reviewDose-intense chemotherapyFavorable clinical outcomePercent of tumorsGy of radiationPostoperative cyclesTrimodality therapyPreoperative therapyWound complicationsChart reviewOverall survivalPathologic response