title: When to consider adjuvant/neoadjuvant therapy for adult soft-tissue sarcoma.
abstract: In patients with adult soft-tissue sarcoma (ASTS), the use and timing of adjuvant chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy remains controversial. The appropriate target population is generally accepted as International Union Against Cancer (UICC)/American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) stage III extremity or trunk sarcomas (i.e., >5 cm, grade 3/4, located deep to the superficial fascia, with no evidence of metastases). After definitive local treatment, the 5-year disease-free and overall survival rates in this population are approximately 52% and 56%.
authors.affiliation: Tom Baker Cancer Centre, University of Calgary Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Vivien
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bramwell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery