New shorter radiation regimen aims to improve sarcoma treatment
NCT ID NCT07507773
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This phase 2 trial is testing a shorter, more intense radiation schedule given before surgery for soft tissue sarcoma in the arms, legs, or trunk. The goal is to see if this approach can keep the cancer from coming back in the same spot. About 135 adults will receive 15 radiation sessions over 3 weeks, followed by surgery, and then be monitored for up to 5 years.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- moderately hypofractionated radiotherapy (15 sessions over 3 weeks)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this shorter radiation schedule could become a standard option before surgery for soft tissue sarcoma, reducing treatment time while maintaining tumor control.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 2 trial with only 135 participants, so results are preliminary. The shorter radiation course may not control the tumor as well as standard longer regimens, and side effects could differ.
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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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About 135 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2035
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: * Patient aged ≥ 18 years ; * Localised sarcoma of a limb, the root of a limb, or the trunk wall ; * Histologically confirmed diagnosis of soft tissue sarcoma regardless of the grade ; * Diagnosis biopsy performed at Centre Oscar Lambret, with specimen available for translational research ; * Indication of neoadjuvant radiotherapy according to the multidisciplinary consultation meeting ; * Tumor considered operable with a curative intent and conservative intent according to the multidisciplinary consultation meeting ; * Affiliation to the French National Social Security System ; * Informed and signed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Metastatic disease (including local lymph node diffusion) ; * Visceral or retroperitoneal sarcoma ; * Tumor considered inoperable even after radiotherapy, according to the multidisciplinary consultation meeting ; * Indication of neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy ; * Ewing tumor of soft tissue, desmoid tumor, embryonal or alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma ; * Pregnant or breastfeeding women ; * Patients under protective measures ; * Patient refusal.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Oscar Lambret
RECRUITINGLille, 59000, France
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