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@ARTICLE{Roohani:275749,
author = {S. Roohani and F. Ehret$^*$ and M. Kobus and A.
Flörcken$^*$ and S. Märdian and D. Rau and S. Wittenberg
and A. Jarosch and R. Öllinger and D. Zips$^*$ and D.
Kaul$^*$},
title = {{P}atterns of {F}ailure in {H}igh-grade {S}oft {T}issue
{S}arcomas of the {E}xtremities and {T}runk {W}all after
{P}re- or {P}ostoperative {R}adiotherapy},
journal = {Advances in radiation oncology},
volume = {8},
number = {4},
issn = {2452-1094},
address = {Amsterdam},
publisher = {Elsevier},
reportid = {DKFZ-2023-00848},
pages = {101224},
year = {2023},
note = {8(4), art. no. 101224},
abstract = {Purpose: Radiotherapy (RT) is a mainstay of treatment for
high-grade soft tissue sarcomas (STS). We sought to examine
the pattern of local recurrence (LR) with regard to target
volume, clinical course, and tumor characteristics in
extremity and trunk wall STS patients receiving pre- or
postoperative RT. Methods and Materials: In this
retrospective study, LR rates and patterns in 91 adult
patients with a primary diagnosis of localized high-grade
STS of the extremities and trunk wall treated with pre- or
postoperative RT at our institution between 2004 and 2021
were analyzed. Radiation treatment plans and imaging data
sets at diagnosis and LR were compared. Results: Seventeen
out of 91 (18.7 $\%)$ patients developed a LR after a median
time of 12.7 months. In 10 out of 13 LRs $(76.9\%)$ with
available treatment plans and radiographic imaging data at
the time of recurrence, the LR occurred within the planned
target volume (PTV), 2 LRs were marginal $(15.4\%,$ at the
edge of the PTV volume), and one relapsed out-of-field
$(7.7\%,$ outside the PTV volume). Positive surgical margins
(microscopic or macroscopic) were found in 5 out of 91
patients $(5.5\%),$ 1 of which was found in the 17 patients
with LRs $(5.9\%).$ Eleven of 13 LR patients $(84.6\%)$ with
available treatment plans and radiographic imaging data
received postoperative RT; the median total RT dose was 60
Gy. Volumetric-modulated arc therapy was used in 10
$(76.9\%),$ intensity-modulated RT in 2 $(15.4\%),$ and
3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy in 1 $(7.7\%)$ of
13 LRs. Conclusions: The majority of LRs occurred within the
PTV suggesting that LR is most likely not a consequence of
inadequate target volume definition, but rather of
radioresistant tumor biology. To further improve local tumor
control, future research on the potential of dose escalation
with normal tissue sparing, STS subtype-specific tumor
biology, radiosensitivity, and surgical technique is
indicated.},
cin = {BE01},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-He78)BE01-20160331},
pnm = {899 - ohne Topic (POF4-899)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-899},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
doi = {10.1016/j.adro.2023.101224},
url = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/275749},
}