Pre-operative Hypofractionated Proton Therapy
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Soft Tissue Sarcoma
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 40 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins · Other
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About This Trial
This study is being done to examine whether proton therapy for certain kinds of sarcomas (extremity and trunk soft tissue) is safe and effective. As part of the study, patients will have five fractions of proton therapy before the participants have surgery for the sarcoma. The study will measure wound complications and functional outcomes / quality of life after the procedures.
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Adult patients (≥18 years of age)
* Patients with primary or locally recurrent extremity or truncal soft tissue sarcoma
* WHO/ECOG status ≤2
Exclusion Criteria:
* History of prior local radiation therapy
* Inability to tolerate treatment position for duration of simulation o…
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