title: Evaluation of response after pre-operative radiotherapy in soft tissue sarcomas; the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer-Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma Group (EORTC-STBSG) and Imaging Group recommendations for radiological examination and reporting with an emphasis on magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: At present, there is no standardised approach for the radiological evaluation of soft tissue sarcomas following radiotherapy (RT). This manuscript, produced by a European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer-Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma Group (EORTC-STBSG) and Imaging Group endorsed task force, aims to propose standardisation of magnetic resonance imaging techniques and interpretation after neoadjuvant RT for routine use and within clinical trials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK. Electronic address: Christina.Messiou@rmh.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Messiou
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery Institut Curie, Paris, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bonvalot
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gronchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Rizzoli Institute, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vanel
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim - Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS trust, Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Morosi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Bloem
authors.affiliation: Institut Gustave Roussy, Paris, France.
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Terrier
authors.affiliation: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lazar
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy Institut Gustave Roussy, Paris, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Le Péchoux
authors.affiliation: Gerhard-Domagk-Institute of Pathology of the University Hospital, Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wardelman
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Winfield
authors.affiliation: Institut Gustave Roussy, Paris, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Boulet
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bovée
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Haas
mesh_terms: D032921:Consensus; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000592:standards*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D018787:Radiation Oncology / Q000592:standards*; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant / Q000592:standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: MRI; Radiotherapy; Sarcoma