Gustavo Viani, Professor at Faculty of Medicine of Botucatu, São Paulo State University (UNESP), shared on LinkedIn:
“Can Pre-Op RT Dramatically Cut Local Recurrence in retroperitoneal Well-Differentiated Liposarcoma (WD-LPS)?
Aim:
- Assess neoadj RT in primary retroperitoneal WD-LPS
Methods:
- Multicenter TARPSWG cohort (2002–2017), propensity-score matched
Patients: n=582 - RT (~50 Gy)+surgery vs surgery
EP:
- LR 5y 6% vs 26% (8y 10% vs 33%)
- OS HR 0.50 (NS)
Conclusion:
- RT cuts local relapse; no OS gain yet.”
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