Heat and chemo combo tested against rare sarcoma
NCT ID NCT06835049
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether adding heat therapy to chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery is feasible for people with high-risk soft tissue sarcoma of the arms, legs, or trunk. About 24 participants will receive all treatments before surgery. The goal is to see if most patients can complete the full treatment plan.
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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 24 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2031
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.
Main Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically confirmed primary high-risk Soft tissue sarcoma (STS) of extremity or trunk. * High-risk according to the prognostic Sarculator tool: 10-year OS probability \< 60%5. * Resectable tumor: resectability is based on pre-operative imaging and has to be defined by the local treating sarcoma team. A patient is not considered resectable when the expectation is that only a R2 resection is feasible. * Measurable disease per RECIST v1.1. * Diagnostic biopsy is available for the central pathology review. * Candidate for chemotherapy regimen according to protocol. * Candidate for loco-regional HT. * Adequate bone marrow function, hepatic function, renal function, cardiac function and coagulation function. Main Exclusion Criteria: * Metastatic disease. * Previous Whoops resection. * Ex-ulcerating tumors or tumors infiltrating the skin. * Other invasive malignancy within 5 years, with the exception of adequately treated non melanoma skin cancer, localized cervical cancer, localized and Gleason ≤ 6 prostate cancer. * Any previous radiotherapy (RT) or systemic therapy for the present tumor. * Previous treatment with maximum cumulative doses (450 mg/m² doxorubicin or equivalent 900 mg/m² epirubicin) of doxorubicin, daunorubicin, epirubicin, idarubicin, and/or other anthracyclines and anthracenediones. * Concomitant or recent (within 30 days of registration) treatment with any other experimental drug. * Concomitant use of other anti-cancer drugs or RT. * No metal implants in the region of tumor or cardiac implant electronic devices (CIEDs). * Severe or uncontrolled cardiovascular disease (congestive heart failure NYHA III or IV), unstable angina pectoris, history of myocardial infarction within the last 12 months, serious arrhythmias requiring medication (with exception of atrial fibrillation or paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia), significant QT-prolongation, uncontrolled hypertension. * Active and uncontrolled infections, in particular urinary tract infections. * Inflammation of the urinary bladder (interstitial cystitis). * History of cerebrovascular accident or intracranial hemorrhage within 6 months prior to registration. * Vaccination with live vaccines within 30 days prior to registration. * Known hypersensitivity to trial drug(s) or to any component of the trial drug(s).
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
8 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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CHUV - Swiss Cancer Center Lausanne
RECRUITINGLausanne, 1011, Switzerland
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EOC - Istituto Oncologico della Svizzera Italiana
RECRUITINGBellinzona, 6500, Switzerland
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Inselspital Bern - Universitätsklinik für Radioonkologie
RECRUITINGBern, 3010, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Aarau
RECRUITINGAarau, 5001, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Winterthur
RECRUITINGWinterthur, 8401, Switzerland
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Universitaetsspital Basel
RECRUITINGBasel, CH-4031, Switzerland
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Universitätsspital Zürich
RECRUITINGZurich, 8091, Switzerland
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hoch Health Ostschweiz - Kantonsspital St. Gallen
RECRUITINGSankt Gallen, 9007, Switzerland
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