Pre-operative irradiation for retroperitoneal liposarcoma : Results of a pilot study

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 315-322

  De Wever, I ^a   Laenen, A ^a   Van Limbergen, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887055991     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2013.11680937     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Thomas D. M., O'Sullivan B., Gronchi A. Current concepts and future perspectives in retroperitoneal soft-tissue sarcoma management. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther [Review], 2009, 9 : 1145-1157.
2. Pisters P. W. Retroperitoneal sarcomas-an SOS to colleagues in Europe. Ann Surg Oncol [Comment Editorial], 2007, 14 : 1787- 1789. (Pubitemid 46870945)
3. Bossi A., De Wever I., Van Limbergen E., Vanstraelen B. Intensity modulated radiation-therapy for preoperative posterior abdominal wall irradiation of retroperitoneal liposarcomas. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys [Evaluation Studies], 2007, 67 : 164-170. (Pubitemid 44959496)
4. Pepe M. S., Mori M. Kaplan-Meier, marginal or conditional probability curves in summarizing competing risks failure time data ? Stat Med [Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.], 1993, 12 : 737-751. (Pubitemid 23134304)
5. Fine J. P., Gray R. J. A proportional hazards model for the subdistribution of a competing risk. JASA, 1999, 94 : 496-509.
6. Heinze G., Gnant M., Schemper M. Exact log-rank tests for unequal follow-up. Biometrics, 2003, 59 : 1151-1157. (Pubitemid 38021246)
7. Schemper M., Smith T. L. A note on quantifying follow-up in studies of failure time. Control Clin Trials, 1996, 17 : 343-346. (Pubitemid 26342716)
8. Tzeng C. W., Fiveash J. B., Popple R. A ., Arnoletti J. P., Russo S . M., Urist M. M. et al. Preoperative radiation therapy with selective dose escalation to the margin at risk for retroperitoneal sarcoma. Cancer [Clinical Trial], 2006, 107 : 371-379. (Pubitemid 44036567)
9. Koshy M., Landry J. C., Lawson J. D., Staley C. A ., Esiashvili N ., Howell R., et al. Intensity modulated radiation therapy for retroperitoneal sarcoma : A case for dose escalation and organ at risk toxicity reduction. Sarcoma, 2003, 7 : 137-148. (Pubitemid 38091191)
10. White J. S., Biberdorf D., DiFrancesco L. M., Kurien E., Temple W. Use of tissue expanders and pre-operative external beam radiotherapy in the treatment of retroperitoneal sarcoma. Ann Surg Oncol, 2007, 14 : 583-590. (Pubitemid 46178333)
11. Jones J. J., Catton C. N., O'Sullivan B., Couture J., Heisler R . L., Kandel R. A . et al. Initial results of a trial of preoperative externalbeam radiation therapy and postoperative brachytherapy for retroperitoneal sarcoma. Ann Surg Oncol [Clinical Trial], 2002, 9 : 346-354. (Pubitemid 34496722)
12. Singer S., Antonescu C. R., Riedel E., Brennan M. F. Histologic subtype and margin of resection predict pattern of recurrence and survival for retroperitoneal liposarcoma. Ann Surg, 2003, 238 : 358-70; discussion 70-71.
13. Brennan M. F. Retroperitoneal sarcoma : Time for a national trial ? Ann Surg Oncol [Comment Editorial], 2002, 9 : 324-325. (Pubitemid 34496718)