New combo therapy aims to shrink sarcomas before surgery
NCT ID NCT05235100
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether giving a targeted drug called Apatinib along with radiation therapy before surgery is safe and effective for people with soft tissue sarcoma in the arms, legs, or trunk. 30 adults took part. The main goal was to see how many had major wound problems within 4 months after surgery. Researchers also tracked side effects, quality of life, and how well the treatment worked.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Finished
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Aug 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age older than 18-yo. * Histology proven soft tissue sarcoma of truncal or extremity, deemed appropriate for preoperative radiotherapy and conservative surgery by multidisciplinary discussion. * ECOG 0-3 * Histology reviewed by reference pathologist * Lesion can be assessed * Can tolerate radiotherapy and Apatinib * Agree contraception. * Informed consent: All patients must sign a document of informed consent indicating their understanding of the investigational nature and risks of the study before any protocol related studies are performed Exclusion Criteria: * No gross tumor post-resection in other center. * Contraindications to Apatinib, including allergic to Apatinib, active bleeding, ulcer, enteric perforation, enteric obstruction, uncontrolled hypertension, Grade 3 to 4 cardiac insufficiency (per NYHA criteria), and severe hepatic or renal insufficiency (Grade 4), etc. * Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans(DFSP), Desmoids, etc. * Benign histology * Secondary cancer within 5 years (except cervical carcinoma in situ or early-stage skin basal cell carcinoma) * STS can be cured by extensive operation alone. * Previous irradiation to the same area * radiological evidence of distant metastases * Other contraindications, can't tolerate operation or other treatment needed in this study. * Neoadjuvant chemotherapy given or planned.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Radiotherapy Department of Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100021, China
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