Why the study?
Do adjuvant therapies improve survival and local control compared to conventional surgical resection in adults with retroperitoneal sarcoma?
Population
Adults with retroperitoneal sarcoma (RPS) from 31 retrospective and prospective reports published since 1980.
Comparison
Adjuvant therapies including external beam… vs Conventional management.
Design
Systematic_review
Authors
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High relapse rates after resection signal poor prognosis with surgery alone; systematic review evidence leaves open whether adjuvant radiation improves outcomes.
Do adjuvant therapies improve survival and local control compared to conventional surgical resection in adults with retroperitoneal sarcoma?
Surgical resection remains the primary treatment for retroperitoneal sarcoma, but due to high relapse rates, adjuvant therapies like radiation are being explored though definitive evidence is lacking.
Cheifetz et al. (2001) studied this question.
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