Could a 5-Day radiation blast replace weeks of treatment for sarcoma?
NCT ID NCT05776667
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a shorter, 5-day course of radiation before surgery for soft tissue sarcoma, instead of the usual several weeks. The goal is to see if patients choose this option and if it works as well for controlling the tumor. About 16 adults with sarcoma in an arm, leg, or trunk will take part. The study focuses on treatment convenience and early results, not a cure.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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16 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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: 1. AJCC 8th edition stage I-III histologically confirmed STS of the extremity or trunk 2. Male or female, aged \> 18 years old 3. ECOG Performance Status 0-3 4. Meets screening criteria for receipt of radiotherapy 5. Deemed eligible for wide local excision Exclusion Criteria: 1. Distant metastatic disease 2. Prior radiation therapy in the proposed treatment area 3. Simultaneous treatment of another malignancy 4. Planned neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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