Adjuvant chemotherapy in 2011 for patients with soft-tissue sarcoma.
Summary of "Adjuvant chemotherapy in 2011 for patients with soft-tissue sarcoma."
The mainstay of treatment for adults with soft-tissue sarcomas is wide surgical excision. Half of all patients with adequate local control of high-grade sarcomas develop distant metastases and, despite additional treatment, ultimately die from their disease. This daunting reality has resulted in a three-decade research effort to assess the efficacy of adjuvant therapy for adult soft-tissue sarcomas. The multitude of histopathological subtypes, each with its own biology and clinical behavior, and the rarity of adult soft-tissue sarcomas as a whole greatly complicate such an assessment. This Perspectives article examines data that support or refute the use of adjuvant chemotherapy in the treatment of soft-tissue sarcomas.
Affiliation
Division Of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, 177 Fort Washington Avenue, Milstein Hospital Building 6-435, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Nature reviews. Clinical oncology
ISSN: 1759-4782
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Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21423256
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrclinonc.2011.36
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
Drug therapy given to augment or stimulate some other form of treatment such as surgery or radiation therapy. Adjuvant chemotherapy is commonly used in the therapy of cancer and can be administered before or after the primary treatment.
Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
Radiotherapy given to augment some other form of treatment such as surgery or chemotherapy. Adjuvant radiotherapy is commonly used in the therapy of cancer and can be administered before or after the primary treatment.
Leiomyosarcoma
A sarcoma containing large spindle cells of smooth muscle. Although it rarely occurs in soft tissue, it is common in the viscera. It is the most common soft tissue sarcoma of the gastrointestinal tract and uterus. The median age of patients is 60 years. (From Dorland, 27th ed; Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p1865)
Soft Tissue Injuries
Injuries of tissue other than bone. The concept is usually general and does not customarily refer to internal organs or viscera. It is meaningful with reference to regions or organs where soft tissue (muscle, fat, skin) should be differentiated from bones or bone tissue, as "soft tissue injuries of the hand".
Cystaphos
Proposed as an adjuvant to cancer chemotherapy; may have radiation protective properties.
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