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Could a pill make radiation work better for sarcoma patients?
NCT ID NCT05938374
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 2 trial tested whether adding the drug fluzoparib to standard preoperative radiation therapy improves outcomes for people with soft tissue sarcoma in the arms, legs, or trunk. Fifty-two adults took part, receiving either radiation alone or radiation plus fluzoparib before surgery. The study looked at wound complications, side effects, and quality of life after treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Fluzoparib (a PARP inhibitor drug taken orally)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new treatment option that improves tumor control and reduces wound complications after surgery for soft tissue sarcoma.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 52 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Adding fluzoparib to radiation may increase side effects like fatigue or bone marrow suppression.
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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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52 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Dec 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 years. * 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 Fluzoparib (Fluzoparib group) * 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 Fluzoparib, including allergic to Fluzoparib, 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.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Jishuitan Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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Cancer Hospital and Institute, National Cancer Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical Center
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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