Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy Followed by Surgery in Treating Patients With Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2013-11-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so
they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells.
Combining radiation therapy with more than one chemotherapy drug may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy plus radiation
therapy followed by surgery in treating patients who have soft tissue sarcoma.
Phase:
Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
Collaborators:
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group National Cancer Institute (NCI)