Use of High Precision Radiotherapy in the Management of Soft-Tissue Sarcomas
Soft-tissue sarcomas (STS) that arise from the retroperitoneum are rare malignancies that
are anatomical located deep within the abdominal area and thus pose challenges to surgical
and radiotherapeutic management of the patient. As a result, the local control and overall
survival for patients with retroperitoneal sarcomas (RPS) are worse than STS from the
extremities. Current treatment strategy involves pre-operative radiotherapy followed by
surgery. Use of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in RPS had allowed for more
conformal treatments with the aim of sparing normal tissues from high doses of irradiation.
Yet the accuracy and coverage of IMRT depend highly on target motion, and little is known
about the motion of RPS during the course of radiotherapy. As well, RPS are commonly in
close proximity to sensitive organs for which the long-term toxicity and effect on quality
of life secondary to radiation is unknown. The current study seeks to evaluate the extent
of tumor motion during radiotherapy and the impact of radiotherapy to patient toxicity and
quality of life. At the conclusion of this study, our results will hopefully identify the
optimum PTV, the importance of different normal tissues and their dose-volume constraints,
the role of image guidance, and the potential for dose escalation in the treatment of RPS.
Interventional
Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
To determine the extent of inter-fractional and intra-fractional movement of the GTV during radiotherapy treatments.
To quantify and describe the movement of the tumor during and between radiotherapy treatments using imagings acquired during the course of radiotherapy planning and treatments.
3 years
No
Charles Catton, MD
Principal Investigator
Princess Margaret Hospital, Canada
Canada: Ethics Review Committee
UHN REB 10-0854-CE
NCT01389050
June 2011
June 2021
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