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ArticleYonsei medical journal2018

Efficacy of Postoperative Radiotherapy Using Modern Techniques in Patients with Retroperitoneal Soft Tissue Sarcoma.

Hyun Ju Kim, Woong Sub Koom, Jaeho Cho, Hyo Song Kim, Chang Ok Suh

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Article in Yonsei medical journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Retroperitoneal Sarcomas: a Current Review on Management.Indian journal of surgical oncology · 2022
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  5. Retroperitoneal soft-tissue sarcomas: Radiotherapy experience from a tertiary cancer center and review of current evidence.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Hyun Ju KimDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.
Woong Sub KoomDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jaeho ChoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Hyo Song KimDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Chang Ok SuhDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. cosuh317@yuhs.ac.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3375-7072

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeLocal recurrence is the most common cause of failure in retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcoma patients after surgical resection. Postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) is infrequently used due to its high complication risk. We investigated the efficacy of PORT using modern techniques in patients with retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcoma. MATERIALS AND

methodsEighty patients, who underwent surgical resection for non-metastatic primary retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcoma at the Yonsei Cancer Center between 1994 and 2015, were retrospectively reviewed. Thirty-eight (47.5%) patients received PORT: three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy in 29 and intensity-modulated radiotherapy in nine patients. Local failure-free survival (LFFS), overall survival (OS), and RT-related toxicities were investigated.

resultsMedian follow-up was 37.1 months (range, 5.8-207.9). Treatment failure occurred in 47 (58.8%) patients including local recurrence in 33 (41.3%), distant metastasis in eight (10%), and both occurred in six (7.5%) patients. The 2-year and 5-year LFFS rates were 63.9% and 47.9%, respectively. The 2-year and 5-year OS rates were 87.5% and 71.1%. The 5-year LFFS rate was significantly higher in PORT group than in no-PORT group (74.2% vs. 24.3%,

conclusionPORT using modern technique markedly reduced local recurrence in retroperitoneal sarcoma patients, with low toxicity. The optimal RT technique, in terms of RT dose and target volume, should be further investigated.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalRadiotherapyRadiotherapy, ConformalRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedRetroperitoneal NeoplasmsRetrospective StudiesSarcomalocal recurrencepostoperative radiotherapyRetroperitoneal sarcomatoxicity

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PMID30328319
PMCPMC6192889

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