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5-Day radiation before sarcoma surgery could spare healthy tissue

NCT ID NCT06905132

Disease control Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests a 5-day course of radiation given before surgery for soft tissue sarcoma in the arms, legs, or trunk. The goal is to see if this shorter treatment is safe and effective at controlling the cancer while preserving more healthy tissue. About 40 adults will receive radiation daily for a week, followed by standard surgery 2-6 weeks later. Researchers will monitor wound healing and tumor response.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Hypofractionated radiation therapy (a shorter, higher-dose radiation course over 5 days)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could offer a more convenient and less disruptive treatment option for soft tissue sarcoma patients, potentially reducing side effects and preserving healthy tissue.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-phase trial with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The shorter radiation course may not be as effective as standard treatment and could still cause wound complications or other side effects.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Phase 2

Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.

Participants

About 40 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Apr 2025

Expected to finish

Mar 2030

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Willingness and provision of informed consent via signed and dated copy. * Histologically confirmed STS of extremity or trunk. * Male or female, aged greater than or equal to 18 years old * ECOG performance status 0-3 * Meets screening criteria for receipt of radiotherapy. * Deemed eligible for wide local excision. * Patient and/or physician identified possible barriers to receiving a 5-week course of conventionally fractionated preoperative radiotherapy. Potential barriers include but are not limited to concern for local progression that could precluded or complicate limb sparing surgery, concern for distant progression that could result in patient being non-operative, financial and/or physical burden of travel for daily treatments, financial burden of time away from work or caregiving. Exclusion Criteria: * Distant metastatic disease * Prior radiation therapy in the proposed treatment area * Simultaneous treatment of another malignancy * Women who are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during the period of radiation therapy * Planned concurrent administration of chemotherapy and radiation therapy

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

sarcoma soft tissue sarcoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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Soft tissue sarcoma

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    RECRUITING

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29401, United States

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