The Treatment of Grade I Sarcomas and Benign, Non-Metastasizing Highly Invasive Soft Tissue Tumors
radiotherapy
Neoplasms by Histologic Type+1
+ Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue
+ Neoplasms
Treatment Study
Summary
Study start date: December 1, 1983
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.This is a randomized study. Patients undergo surgical excision of all gross disease and then are randomized to Arm I or Arm II. Arm I: Radiotherapy. Involved-field irradiation. Arm II: No further treatment.
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.150 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Treatment Study
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.Healthy volunteers not allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Biopsy-proven grade I soft tissue sarcoma or one of the following benign but highly invasive soft tissue tumors: Abdominal and extra-abdominal fibromatosis (desmoid, aggressive fibromatosis), Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, Intramuscular lipoma (infiltrating lipoma), Diffuse lipomatosis, Leiomyoma of deep soft tissue, Diffuse giant cell tumor of tendon sheath (proliferative synovitis). No clinical evidence of metastases in regional nodes or more distant sites. No primary intraperitoneal or retroperitoneal tumors. Resection of all gross tumor at the time of surgical excision required (margins may be pathologically positive or negative). No von Recklinghausen's disease. PRIOR/CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic Therapy: Not specified. Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy for sarcoma. Endocrine Therapy: Not specified. Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy for sarcoma. Surgery: No more than 4 months since definitive surgery for primary lesion or recurrence. No prior amputation. PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over. Performance status: Not specified. Hematopoietic: Not specified. Hepatic: No cirrhosis. Renal: No evidence of severe renal impairment. Cardiovascular: No ischemic heart disease. OTHER: No prior malignancy except basal cell carcinoma. No serious infection. No active bleeding disorder. No severe concomitant disease.
Study Centers
These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.This study has 1 location
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Bethesda, United StatesOpen National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Google Maps