Precision radiation boosts fight against rare abdominal cancer

NCT ID NCT01841047

Summary

This study tested a new approach for treating a rare abdominal cancer called retroperitoneal liposarcoma. It combined a precise, high-dose form of radiation (helical tomotherapy) with surgery, aiming to better control the cancer and prevent it from coming back. The trial enrolled 48 patients to see if this combination was more effective than previous methods.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centre Claudius Regaud

    Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées, 31000, France

  • Centre Paul Strauss

    Strasbourg, Alsace, 67000, France

  • Centre René Gauducheau

    Nantes, Pays de la Loire Region, 44000, France

  • Institut Bergonié

    Bordeaux, Aquitaine, 33000, France

  • Institut Curie

    Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75000, France

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