title: [Thermoradiotherapy in locally extensive soft tissue sarcoma].
abstract: The report discusses 138 cases of soft-tissue sarcoma: 92 patients initially received thermoradiotherapy, 46-radiotherapy. Local electromagnetic hyperthermia was found to potentiate the antitumor effect of ionizing radiation and to be followed by a significant increase in the frequency of complete and considerable regression of tumor, as compared with exposure to total doses of 30-32 Gy (66-70 Units). As a result, 5-year survival rate in cases of post-thermoradiotherapy conservative surgery rose to 54 +/- 5.2%, as compared with 26 +/- 6.8% after conservative surgery + radiotherapy. The percentage of patients who survived more than 5 years after conservative surgery + thermoradiotherapy or radiotherapy was 37 +/- 7 and 23 +/- 7.8, respectively.
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Goldobenko
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Tkachev
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Karapetian
authors.forename: B I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Bokhian
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Ivanov
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome